Gloucester was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 58-46 to the Bethel Bruins. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Bruins are ranked 90th).
Gloucester's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Bethel, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Gloucester and Walsingham Academy will compete for holiday cheer on Saturday. As for Bethel, they and Atlee will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Atlee knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Bethel likes a good challenge.
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