Jefferson hasn't had much luck against Menlo-Atherton recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Jefferson Grizzlies and the Menlo-Atherton Bears will meet for a tough Bear Battle. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Wednesday, Jefferson came up short against Carlmont and fell 58-45. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 545th, while the Scots are ranked 194th).
Meanwhile, Menlo-Atherton was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 47-46 to Carlmont. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Scots 16-7 in the first quarter.
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Menlo-Atherton, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6.
Jefferson was dealt a bruising 63-31 loss at the hands of Menlo-Atherton in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jefferson was down 38-15.
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