Bend is 0-6 against South Salem since January of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Bend Lava Bears will head out on the road to square off against the South Salem Saxons at 2:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Bend's tournament run continued when they took on Coquille last Saturday. Bend took a hard 48-32 fall against Coquille. While losing is never fun, the Lava Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Red Devils are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, South Salem lost 77-53 to Union on Saturday.
Bend's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for South Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Bend couldn't quite finish off South Salem when the teams last played back in February of 2022 and fell 52-49. Can Bend avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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