The Box Elder Bears will challenge the Heart Butte Warriors at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Box Elder's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine contests.
On Saturday, Box Elder humbled Big Sandy with a 67-40 victory. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Heart Butte unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a blow against Chester-Joplin-Inverness, falling 90-60.
Box Elder has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.4 points over those games. As for Heart Butte, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Things could have been worse for Box Elder, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 74-55 loss to Heart Butte when the teams last played back in December of 2017. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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