Bellevue is 10-0 against St. Philip Catholic Central since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bellevue Broncos will be home for the holidays to greet the St. Philip Catholic Central Fighting Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Bellevue sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 54-52 win over Mendon. Given Bellevue's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while Mendon is ranked 385th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Even though St. Philip Catholic Central has not done well against Colon recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. St. Philip Catholic Central strolled past Colon with points to spare, taking the game 57-43. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Philip Catholic Central.
Bellevue pushed their record up to 3-1 with that win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 34.55 points. As for St. Philip Catholic Central, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Bellevue strolled past St. Philip Catholic Central in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 by a score of 66-48. Does Bellevue have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Philip Catholic Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
