Having just played yesterday, the Fortuna Huskies will jump right back in to play the Pierce Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Fortuna saw some tournament action on Friday. Their2024 ended with a 71-52 defeat against Hillsdale.
Meanwhile, Pierce and Bear River faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Friday. Pierce took a 75-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bear River. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (64), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Fortuna will need focus on slowing down Devin Garcia, one of several Pierce players who made an impact when they last played. He went 12 of 24 en route to 29 points and three steals. Those 29 points gave Garcia a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gavin Guynn, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 13 points in addition to six assists and six boards.
Fortuna's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Pierce, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 7-8.
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