The Bend Lava Bears will face off against the Ridgeview Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Thursday, Bend had to suffer through a 73-30 loss at the hands of Redmond. 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 118th, while the Panthers are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Ridgeview was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 39-35 to Mountain View.
Bend now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Ridgeview, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8.
Bend came up short against Ridgeview in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 44-35. Can Bend avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
