Bentley is 2-8 against Athenian since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Bentley Phoenix are taking a road trip to square off against the Athenian Owls at 1:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Bentley is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Cornerstone Christian, falling 63-42. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 638th, while the Cougars are ranked 186th).
Meanwhile, Athenian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 78-55 to St. Joseph Notre Dame.
Athenian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Bentley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Bentley might still be hurting after the 59-37 defeat they got from Athenian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Bentley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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