The Oakmont Vikings will face off against the Bear River Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Oakmont easily dispatched Wheatland on Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Oakmont fell just short of Center by a score of 58-56 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Vikings have suffered since December 1, 2023.
Meanwhile, Bear River had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Fighting Zebras, sneaking past 61-58. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bruins' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 712th, while the Fighting Zebras are ranked 305th).
Oakmont has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-13 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Bear River, they pushed their record up to 13-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Oakmont was able to grind out a solid victory over Bear River in their previous meeting back in January, winning 70-60. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bear River's Dylan Donley, who went 10 for 23 on his way to 29 points and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Oakmont still be able to contain Donley? There's only one way to find out.
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