After flying high against Wheatland last Wednesday, Bear River came back down to earth. The Bear River Bruins fell 59-51 to the Colfax Falcons on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 79-51 back in January.
Colfax's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Diego Maldonado led the charge by putting up 16 points. Maldonado's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Josiah Sheets, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 15 rebounds.
Bear River's defeat dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Colfax, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Bear River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Colfax, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 57-45 win against Escalon on the 19th.
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