The Bear Creek Bears will take on the Ralston Valley Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Ralston Valley heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Bear Creek took over last week. Bear Creek blew past Gateway 63-42 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Smoky Hill by a score of 63-53. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Buffaloes are ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bear Creek better keep an eye on Tanner Braketa. He was instrumental in Ralston Valley's win, going 9 of 16 on his way to 24 points and six assists. Braketa's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caiden Braketa, who went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points.
Ralston Valley pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Bear Creek, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Bear Creek ended up a good deal behind Ralston Valley in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, losing 55-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Braketa, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 19 points. 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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