The Piqua Indians will face off against the Bethel Bees at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Piqua is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 21, 2024 on Saturday. They came up short against Butler, falling 44-20. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 532nd, while the Aviators are ranked 70th).
Meanwhile, Bethel came up short against Northridge on Thursday and fell 55-46. The loss continues a trend for the Bees in their matchups with the Polar Bears: they've now lost four in a row.
Piqua's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-11. As for Bethel, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
Piqua was able to grind out a solid win over Bethel when the teams last played back in February of 2019, winning 58-51. Does Piqua have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bethel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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