The Standing Bear Grizzlies are taking a road trip to take on the Elkhorn Antlers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Standing Bear is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Elkhorn North on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Standing Bear had to suffer through a 75-35 loss at the hands of Elkhorn North. The Grizzlies were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-9.
Meanwhile, Elkhorn fought the good fight in their overtime game against Boys Town on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 66-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cowboys. The Antlers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Standing Bear will need focus on slowing down Peter Howard, one of several Elkhorn players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 of 17 en route to 21 points. Howard continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Petersen, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 14 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
Elkhorn now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Standing Bear, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
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