The Bear River Bruins will venture away from home to challenge the Center Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bear River is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-31, which was the final score in Bear River's tilt against Oakmont on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 646th, while the Vikings are ranked 181st).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Center, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Wheatland with a sharp 68-44 victory on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won seven in a row.
Bear River's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Center, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 7-14.
Everything came up roses for Bear River against Center when the teams last played on January 7th, as the team secured a 67-30 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bruins since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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