The Belton-Honea Path Bears will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Clinton Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Belton-Honea Path is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They took a blow against Westside on Tuesday, falling 89-54. The defeat continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Rams: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Clinton unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 51-40 to Chapman on Monday. Surprisingly, this marked the Red Devils' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Belton-Honea Path will need to focus on slowing down Nyterian Smith, one of several Clinton players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6-for-14 to rack up 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zekhyron Butler, who posted nine points.
Belton-Honea Path couldn't quite get it done against Clinton when the teams last played back in January of 2022 as they fell 57-44. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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