The Bethel Bees are taking a road trip to face off against the Northridge Polar Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Monday, everything went Bethel's way against Graham Local as Bethel made off with a 59-39 win. The Bees have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They blew past Norwood 53-29 on Tuesday. Given the Polar Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Indians are ranked 606th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northridge pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Bethel, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Bethel came up short against Northridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 53-47. Can Bethel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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