Basketball Game Preview: Bowie Bears vs. Irvin Rockets

By Team Reports Jan 17, 2025, 10:09pm

Basketball Preview: Bowie Bears vs. Irvin Rockets

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02/13/24 - Home49-39 W
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01/27/23 - Away61-39 W
01/10/23 - Home63-30 W
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Bowie is 9-1 against Irvin since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bowie Bears will welcome the Irvin Rockets at 7:30 p.m. Bowie knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Irvin likes a good challenge.

Bowie is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 89-24 win over Harmony School of Innovation. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Meanwhile, Irvin was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 46-45 to Harmony Science Academy. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Bowie has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points per game. As for Irvin, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.

Bowie beat Irvin 49-39 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Bowie repeat their success, or does Irvin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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