The Blair Bears will be playing at home against the Crete Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Blair suffered a rough 58-38 loss at the hands of Norris. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Blair in their matchups with Norris: they've now lost seven in a row.
Despite the defeat, Blair saw an underclassman step up: Kate Wulf scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Crete came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past York with a 54-48 win. The score was all tied up 29-29 at the break, but Crete was the better team in the second half.
Blair has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Crete, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Blair skirted past Crete 45-43 when the teams last played back in January of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Crete's Mack Steuer, who went 8 for 15 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points and 2 assists. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Blair to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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