Basketball Game Preview: Bloomingdale Bulls vs. Bayside Bears

The Bloomingdale Bulls will take on the Bayside Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Bloomingdale's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 matchups.

Bloomingdale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 66-23 win over Viera. The Bulls have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 36 points or more this season.

Jayla Griffin

Field Goal Percentage

02/13/25 vs Viera	71%
02/08/25 vs Armwood	64%
02/06/25 vs Gaither	64%
01/31/25 @ Steinbrenner	50%
01/28/25 vs Armwood	75%
+ 2 more games

Bloomingdale can attribute much of their success to Izellah Kendrick, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine boards, and Jayla Griffin, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 15 points and four steals. Griffin is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 50% in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jennie Gutman, who went 5-for-7 on her way to 10 points and three steals.

Bloomingdale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Bayside hadn't done well against Heritage recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Bayside had just enough and edged Heritage out 52-49. The victory was familiar territory for the Bears, who have now won seven matchups in a row.

Bloomingdale is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points over those games. As for Bayside, their record is now 20-7.