The Summerville Bears and the Riverbank Bruins will meet on Tuesday for a tough Bear Battle. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Summerville has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Riverbank will arrive with three straight victories.
Summerville is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Calaveras on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Summerville was beaten by Calaveras 50-21. The Bears were down 39-19 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Riverbank was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Linden 64-0. The Bruins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 22 points or more this season.
Summerville better focus on containing Leilani Olanolan and Taylor Macias as the pair were huge in Riverbank's win. Olanolan went 9 for 16 en route to 21 points along with six steals and five rebounds, while Macias went 6 of 15 on her way to 14 points in addition to seven steals and six assists. Olanolan is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Avah Luu was another key player, putting up four points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Summerville's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Riverbank, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.
Summerville ended up a good deal behind Riverbank in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, losing 53-35. Thankfully for Summerville, Livi Fernandez (who went 9 for 22 en route to 25 points and eight steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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