Bethune had lost 12 straight at home dating back to last season, but on Saturday they dropped down to 0-17 to make it 13. They lost to the Elbert Bulldogs at home by a 39-25 margin. The Bobcats were not able to make up for their defeat to the Bulldogs from their previous meeting back in February of 2025.
Despite the loss, Bethune saw an underclassman step up: freshman Peyton Killian posted eight points and six rebounds.
As for Elbert, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-13. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 55 points in those games.
Melanie Hermes continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 23 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Elbert's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadyn Schmidt, who had eight points.
Bethune and Elbert could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. Bethune will take on Granada at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (327 vs. 115). Meanwhile, Elbert (ranked 257th) will meet Simla (ranked 16th) at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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