The Mountain View Cougars will challenge the Bend Lava Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mountain View is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since January 2, 2024 on Tuesday. They were beaten by Redmond 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).
Meanwhile, Bend was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 52-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Caldera.
Mountain View's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Bend, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Mountain View beat Bend 44-37 in their previous matchup back in January. Does Mountain View have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bend turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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