Basketball Game Preview: Tri-Village Patriots vs. Bellbrook Golden Eagles

The Tri-Village Patriots are taking a road trip to challenge the Bellbrook Golden Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Bellbrook is hoping to do what Dixie couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Tri-Village's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Tri-Village claimed a resounding 64-20 win over Dixie. That looming 64-20 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Patriots yet this season.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Bellbrook on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Edgewood out of the water with a 62-19 final score. The Golden Eagles pushed the score to 52-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had no chance of recovering from.

Tri-Village has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.1 points per game. As for Bellbrook, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-2.

Tri-Village lost to Bellbrook on the road by a decisive 57-40 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Tri-Village avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.