The Buena Vista Demons will square off against the Liberty Common Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Buena Vista is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Buena Vista came up short against Manitou Springs and fell 46-33.
Joe Bearss
| 03/01/25 @ Manitou Springs | 8 |
| 02/25/25 @ Salida | 6 |
| 01/22/25 @ Woodland Park | 6 |
| 02/14/25 vs Rye | 5 |
| 02/28/25 @ Lamar | 4 |
Despite the loss, Buena Vista saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Joe Bearss posted eight points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Those eight boards gave Bearss a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Buena Vista smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Liberty Common was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 43-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Highland. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Huskies are ranked 31st).
Buena Vista will need to focus on slowing down Pierce Richardson, one of several Liberty Common players who made an impact when they last played. He scored 16 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Daegan Thayer, who earned four points in addition to eight boards and three blocks.
Buena Vista's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Liberty Common, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Buena Vista has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 32 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Liberty Common struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.2 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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