The Bethel Bees will venture away from home to challenge the Miami East Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bethel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.
Bethel is headed into Tuesday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They came up short against Donelson Christian Academy last Saturday, falling 68-47.
Bethel's defeat came about despite a quality game from Michael Halleg, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Lowery, who put up 12 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Miami East waltzed into their game on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They rang in the new year with a 61-49 victory over the Falcons. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Falcons are ranked 684th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miami East's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Bethel, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Bethel took a serious blow against Miami East when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 54-22. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bethel was down 33-10.
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