Bear River is 1-9 against Sky View since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bear River Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the Sky View Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Bear River is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell 64-51 to Green Canyon. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Wolves are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Sky View suffered their closest defeat since November 22nd on Monday. They fell just short of Cottonwood by a score of 60-58. Even though they lost, the Bobcats' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.6 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Bear River will need focus on slowing down Macade Rolle, one of several Sky View players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 18 points. Liam Guthrie was another key player, going 5 for 11 on his way to 13 points and five assists.
Sky View's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Bear River, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-6.
Bear River came up short against Sky View in their previous matchup back in February, falling 61-56. Can Bear River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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