The Bedford Bearcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Cleveland Central Catholic Ironmen at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bedford will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Bedford will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Maple Heights, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Bedford came out on top against Maple Heights by a score of 74-66 on Friday.
Bedford's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaivon Hudson, who went 7 of 13 en route to 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Terrell Pollard, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds.
While Cleveland Central Catholic didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They rang in the new year with a 72-61 victory over Hawken on Sunday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ironmen.
Bedford has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Cleveland Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Bedford suffered a grim 55-32 defeat to Cleveland Central Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Bedford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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