Basketball Game Preview: Bartram Trail Bears vs. Orange Park Raiders + How To Watch

The Bartram Trail Bears will take on the Orange Park Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

On Tuesday, Bartram Trail ended up a good deal behind Bishop Kenny and lost 49-32. The loss put an end to the Bears' undefeated start to the season.

Meanwhile, Orange Park hadn't done well against Ribault recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Raiders came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 59-48. Surprisingly, this marked the Raiders' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Orange Park is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Bartram Trail fell to 2-1.

Bartram Trail came up short against Orange Park when the teams last played back in January of 2022, falling 52-43. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.