If Bend was riding high fresh off their 80-50 takedown of La Grande last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bend Lava Bears took a 62-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Madras White Buffaloes on Tuesday. The Lava Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the White Buffaloes apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in June of 2021.
Despite the loss, Bend still got an impressive performance from Cash Hattenhauer, who went 8 of 18 en route to 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Duncan, who went 7 for 9 on his way to 14 points.
Lava Bears
| 01/14/25 @ Madras | 55-62 |
| 01/09/25 vs La Grande | 80-50 |
| 01/07/25 vs Mazama | 67-43 |
| 01/03/25 vs Klamath Union | 81-61 |
| 12/30/24 vs Churchill | 63-66 |
Bend moved to 7-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Madras, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Bend will take on Sweet Home at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bend knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Sweet Home likes a good challenge. As for Madras, they will square off against Stayton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madras has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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