District streak snaps as Bears drop two

BASTROP — The Bastrop Bears boys varsity basketball team’s three game district winning streak came to an end this past week with back-to-back losses, falling to Anderson 55-42 Jan. 13 before dropping a narrow 45-43 decision to McCallum on Friday. Entering the week, Bastrop was averaging more than 65 points per game in district play and shooting better than 45% from the field. Those numbers dipped as the Bears shot below 40% in both contests.

With the losses, the Bears fell to 12-15 overall and 3-2 in district play. Bastrop will travel to resume district action and face Cedar Creek with a 7 p.m. tipoff Friday, Jan. 23.

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