The Buchanan Bears and the Branson Bulls will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Buchanan's tournament run continued when they took on Whitney on Friday. Buchanan took a 54-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Whitney. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Branson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 64-58 to Pyramid Lake. While losing is never fun, the Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 263rd in California, while the Lakers are ranked eighth in Nevada).
Buchanan's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Branson, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season.
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