The Byron-Bergen Bees will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Notre Dame took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Byron-Bergen, who comes in off a win.
Byron-Bergen is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Elba on Tuesday. Byron-Bergen skirted past Elba 53-50.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 64-60 to Holley.
Byron-Bergen will need focus on slowing down Chase Antinore, one of several Notre Dame players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 17 on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds. Those 22 points gave Antinore a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of TJ Cephus Jr., who went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points and six assists.
Byron-Bergen's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Notre Dame, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Byron-Bergen was able to grind out a solid win over Notre Dame in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 67-60. Will Byron-Bergen repeat their success, or does Notre Dame have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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