Bethel hasn't had much luck against Bonney Lake recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bethel Bison will square off against the Bonney Lake Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Bonney Lake took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bethel, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 11 defeats in a row, Bethel turned things around against Yelm on Wednesday. They walked away with a 57-49 win over the Tornados.
Meanwhile, Bonney Lake suffered their closest loss since December 8, 2023 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Olympia by a score of 54-52. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Bears are ranked 36th).
Bethel's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 2-14. As for Bonney Lake, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-11.
Bethel came up short against Bonney Lake when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 72-59. Can Bethel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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