Basketball Recap: West Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Bearden

On Tuesday, West faced Bearden in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The West Rebels snuck past the Bearden Bulldogs with a 64-60 win. This was a revenge game for the Rebels: when they faced off against the Bulldogs back in December of 2024, they had to take a 64-56 defeat.

West has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Bearden, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 19-4.

West will challenge Farragut at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Farragut is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66 points per game this season. As for Bearden, they will head out on the road to challenge Maryville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.