Bear River hasn't had much luck against Lincoln recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Bear River Bruins will venture away from home to take on the Lincoln Fighting Zebras at 7:30 p.m. Bear River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.9 points per game this season.
Bear River is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 53-50 heartbreaker at the hands of Mira Loma. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bruins have suffered since December 6, 2024.
01/13/25 @ Mira Loma | 32 |
01/10/25 @ Center | 29 |
01/08/25 vs Marysville | 15 |
12/28/24 vs Hillsdale | 24 |
12/27/24 vs Pierce | 38 |
Bear River might have lost, but man, Dylan Donley was a machine: he went 14 for 23 on his way to 32 points and five rebounds. Donley's evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Milami, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Lincoln made off with a 53-52 win over Colfax. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Zebras.
Lincoln has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points per game. As for Bear River, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Bear River lost to Lincoln on the road by a decisive 52-35 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Bear River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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