Bear Creek is 0-9 against Valor Christian since February of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Bear Creek Bears will face off against the Valor Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bear Creek was handed a 25-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 56-53 win over Chatfield. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bears have posted since December 16, 2023.
Meanwhile, Valor Christian entered their tilt with Regis Jesuit on Friday with eight consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with nine. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 82-74.
Bear Creek better focus on containing Cole Scherer and Brady Wynja as the pair were huge in Valor Christian's win. Scherer went 6-for-11 from beyond the arc on his way to 41 points and three steals, while Wynja dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards. The game was Scherer's sixth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Stevens, who posted nine points.
Valor Christian pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points over those games. As for Bear Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 7-14.
Bear Creek was taken down by Valor Christian 60-27 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wynja, who went 7-for-8 en route to 17 points and five rebounds. Now that Bear Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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