Bear Creek is 2-8 against University Prep since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Both will face off at 12:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bear Creek will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Overlake, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Bear Creek sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 42-39 victory over Overlake on Friday. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Owls are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, University Prep beat South Whidbey 49-40 on Friday. The game marked the Pumas' most dominant win of the season.
University Prep's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Bear Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Bear Creek came up short against University Prep in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 39-29. Can Bear Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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