Standing Bear and Blair faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Saturday. The Standing Bear Grizzlies took a 62-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blair Bears.
Despite the defeat, Standing Bear saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Carlos Risueno went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Coen Lambie, who posted 12 points.
Standing Bear's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Blair, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
The future could be bright for both Standing Bear and Blair: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Standing Bear will look to extend Lincoln Northwest's eight-game losing streak when the meet on Tuesday. Similarly, Blair will try to hand Lewis Central their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
