Basketball Recap: Bearden Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Orem

Bearden is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Orem. The Bearden Bulldogs fell 71-58 to the Orem Tigers.

Bearden's loss dropped their record down to 14-2. As for Orem, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-1.

Bearden will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on William Blount at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. As for Orem, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against St. Joseph at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Orem's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.