It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Yreka had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Pierce Bears 76-49. The Miners pushed the score to 59-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.

Trevan Crane
02/19/25 vs Pierce | 19 |
02/14/25 vs Anderson | 21 |
02/11/25 @ Lassen | 31 |
02/07/25 @ West Valley | 19 |
02/04/25 vs University Prep | 21 |
01/24/25 @ Anderson | 18 |
Trevan Crane was his usual excellent self, putting up 19 points. His evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Hale, who posted 14 points.
Pierce lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jr Figueroa, who scored nine points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Saul Garcia, who earned nine points.
The win made it two in a row for Yreka and bumps their season record up to 12-17. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.5 points. As for Pierce, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-18 record this season.
Yreka will take on Orland at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Yreka knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Orland likes a good challenge. Pierce does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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