Basketball Game Preview: West Rebels vs. Bearden Bulldogs

West is 2-8 against Bearden since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Rebels will take on the Bearden Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Last Friday, everything went West's way against William Blount as West made off with a 60-40 victory. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Governors are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Bearden had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 71-47 margin over the Hawks.

West has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Bearden, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road.

West came up short against Bearden in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 64-56. Can West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.