The Bellows Free Academy Bobwhites/Comets will face off against the Mt. Mansfield Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bellows Free Academy comes in on four and Mt. Mansfield on six.
If Bellows Free Academy beats Mt. Mansfield with 61 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Everything went Bellows Free Academy's way against South Burlington on Tuesday as Bellows Free Academy made off with a 61-40 win. The Bobwhites/Comets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Mansfield). They put the hurt on Colchester with a sharp 60-34 victory on Saturday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Vermont basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Lakers are ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bellows Free Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Mt. Mansfield, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Bellows Free Academy came up short against Mt. Mansfield in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 61-55. Can Bellows Free Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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