Mt. Shasta is 1-9 against Weed since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mt. Shasta Bears will look to defend their home court against the Weed Cougars at 8:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Mt. Shasta was able to grind out a solid victory over Corning, taking the game 43-35. The 43-point effort marked the Bears' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Weed entered their tilt with Hoopa Valley on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took down the Warriors 68-54.
Mt. Shasta better keep an eye on Maddox Mize. He was instrumental in Weed's win, going 8 of 11 on his way to 24 points and seven rebounds. Those 24 points gave Mize a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Bowles, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds.
Weed smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Weed is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Mt. Shasta, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Mt. Shasta might still be hurting after the 88-67 defeat they got from Weed in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Mt. Shasta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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