The Bend Lava Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Mountain View Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bend is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Bend came up short against Caldera and fell 52-39.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Mountain View took on Redmond on Tuesday. Mountain View took a blow against Redmond, falling 67-31. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Panthers are ranked 13th).
Mountain View has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Bend, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Bend came up short against Mountain View in their previous matchup back in January, falling 44-37. Can Bend avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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