The Atherton Wolverines will head out to take on the Bentley Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Atherton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight defeats, while Bentley will come in with seven straight victories.
Last Thursday, Atherton was beaten by International Academy 70-26. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 707th, while the Phoenix are ranked 198th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bentley). They breezed by Akron-Fairgrove to the tune of 85-40 on Friday. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Bentley's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.1 points over those games. As for Atherton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Atherton was taken down by Bentley 71-24 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Atherton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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