The Bear Creek Grizzlies will head out to take on the Bush Blazers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Bear Creek is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since January 11th on Tuesday. They took a blow against King's, falling 66-23. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Knights are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Bush came tearing into Friday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 51-22 victory over Eastside Prep. The Blazers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Bush pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.1 points over those games. As for Bear Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Bear Creek ended up a good deal behind Bush when the teams last played on February 4th, losing 41-26. Can Bear Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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