Basketball Preview: Bellevue Broncos vs. Mendon Hornets
The Bellevue Broncos will square off against the Mendon Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bellevue will be strutting in after a win while Mendon will be coming in after a loss.
Bellevue is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They breezed by Athens to the tune of 52-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Broncos have posted since January 30th.
Meanwhile, Mendon was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 56-52 to Colon.
Despite the defeat, Mendon had strong showings from Ryder Gorham, who went 8 for 15 en route to 23 points plus three steals, and Owen Gorham, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Owen has been hot , having also posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Wilczynski, who earned nine points plus six rebounds.
Everything came up roses for Bellevue against Mendon in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured an 89-34 win. Will Bellevue repeat their success, or does Mendon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
