The Bear Creek Bears will head out to challenge the Columbine Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bear Creek has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 11.
Bear Creek is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Ralston Valley on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bear Creek was beaten by Ralston Valley 68-30. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 27th).
Despite the loss, Bear Creek had strong showings from Rachel Vasey, who went 6 of 11 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds, and Olivia Kan, who posted eight points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Bear Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Columbine's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 41-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Arvada West.
Columbine's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5. As for Bear Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Bear Creek was dealt a bruising 77-36 defeat at the hands of Columbine in their previous matchup two weeks ago. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bear Creek was down 50-16.
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