Even though the Bend Lava Bears scored an imposing 64 points on Monday, the Redmond Panthers still came out on top. Redmond took their match against Bend 73-64. Given Redmond's advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while Bend is ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bend lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cash Hattenhauer, who scored 20 points along with two steals. Max Duncan was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with two blocks.
Redmond has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Bend, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-25.
Redmond will be playing in front of their home fans against La Salle on Friday. La Salle knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven matchups -- so hopefully Redmond likes a good challenge. Bend does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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