Preview: Bellmont Braves vs. Mississinewa Indians
The Bellmont Braves will square off against the Mississinewa Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bellmont is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Bellmont humbled Jay County with a 60-31 victory. Given Bellmont's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while Jay County is ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mississinewa was handed a 42-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Manchester on Friday. Mississinewa had just enough and edged Manchester out 49-47. The win was just what Mississinewa needed coming off of a 61-19 loss in their prior match.
Bellmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Mississinewa, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Bellmont beat Mississinewa 54-43 in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Does Bellmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mississinewa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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