Basketball Recap: Olympia Skates Past Bethel with Ease

Bears

Margin (Wins)

12/02/24 vs North Thurston	50
12/12/24 vs Bethel	42
01/28/25 @ Bethel	40
01/20/25 @ Yelm	37
12/14/24 @ Curtis	34

Olympia won the last time they faced Bethel and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Olympia Bears blew past the Bethel Bison, posting a 74-34 victory. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 22 points or more this season.

Olympia pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Bethel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-16.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Olympia will welcome Yelm at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Olympia is facing Yelm at the right time seeing as Yelm is stuck on a 17-game losing streak. As for Bethel, they will host Spanaway Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Spanaway Lake's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.