Basketball Recap: Big Bear Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Bears

Margin (Wins)

12/05/24 vs Entrepreneur	41
12/03/24 vs Loma Linda Academy	30
12/02/24 vs Arroyo Valley	25
12/10/24 vs Silver Valley	22
12/07/24 @ Calvary Baptist	-20

There's no place like home for Big Bear, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They blew past the Silver Valley Trojans 76-54 on Tuesday. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 22 points or more this season.

Big Bear had a senior duo take command as Brennen Berge dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten steals and Aiden Brewer posted 24 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. Those ten steals set a new season-high mark for Berge. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Rice, who had seven points and four steals.

Big Bear smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in ten consecutive games.

Despite the loss, Silver Valley still got an impressive performance from Jasean Phillips, who almost dropped a double-double on 31 points and nine rebounds. Silver Valley is 2-1 when Phillips posts 15 or more points, but 1-2 otherwise. Jason Taylor was another key player, putting up six points.

Big Bear is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.5 points. As for Silver Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.

Big Bear wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 66-53 loss against Citrus Hill on the 12th. As for Silver Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-33 win against Desert on the 12th.