It was a good run, but the Bradshaw Mountain Bears unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 55-40 bruising from Prescott. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Bradshaw Mountain has scored all season.
Despite the defeat, Bradshaw Mountain saw an underclassman step up: Andrew Russell scored 20 points along with two steals. Preston Ranniker was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Bradshaw Mountain struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Prescott pulled down ten offensive rebounds.
Prescott was led to victory by Zane Gaul and Uriah Tenette. Gaul dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, while Tenette scored 23 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gaul has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Danian Bernardo, who scored five points along with two steals.
Bradshaw Mountain's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for Prescott, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bradshaw Mountain's road trip will continue as they head out to face Flagstaff at 7:00 p.m. on January 10th. Hopefully Flagstaff focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Monday. As for Prescott, they will head out on the road to challenge Lee Williams at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lee Williams will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings (they are ranked 174th, while Prescott is ranked 28th).
