The Brewer Bears came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by Rider at home to the tune of 60-27. With that win, Brewer brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Brewer had a senior duo take command as Julian Perez scored 20 points along with six assists and two steals and Tyren Mitchell scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayvion Johnson, who scored ten points along with two steals.
When it comes to explaining why Rider lost, one person who can't be blamed is Caiden Reed. Despite the final result, he scored 11 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 40.7% of Rider's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Rider struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Brewer racked up 15 assists.
Brewer pushed their record up to 22-5 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 21.5 points. As for Rider, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season.
Brewer will head out on the road to face off against Northwest at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwest is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak. As for Rider, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Azle at 7:30 p.m. Azle has now lost 14 straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 30.
