Two dominant guards in Elias Pacheco and Tanner Braketa are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bear Creek Bears will venture away from home to square off against the Ralston Valley Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Bear Creek turned things around against Lakewood on Saturday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 63-53.
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Arvada West 64-62.
Bear Creek better keep an eye on Caiden Braketa. He was instrumental in Ralston Valley's win, going 6 for 12 on his way to 17 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Zeke Andrews, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
Ralston Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Ralston Valley pushed their record up to 16-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.9 points per game. As for Bear Creek, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 6-11.
Bear Creek was taken down by Ralston Valley 77-38 in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bear Creek was down 47-27.
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