The West Side Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bear Lake Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully West Side is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Bear Lake in Idaho (West Side is ranked 35th, while Bear Lake is ranked 85th).
West Side unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 57-44 to Soda Springs.
Meanwhile, Bear Lake earned a 64-51 win over Malad on Friday.
Bryson Crane was his usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Bear Lake's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Bush, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
West Side's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Bear Lake, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
West Side didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Bear Lake in their previous meeting on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 72-67 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Crane, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will West Side still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
