Basketball Recap: Bearden's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Ten

Bears

Previous Games

01/14/25 vs Lafayette County	54-50
12/30/24 @ Parkers Chapel	65-35
12/27/24 vs Smackover	68-64
12/17/24 @ Strong	71-63
12/16/24 @ Harmony Grove	73-55
+ 5 more games

Bearden came tearing into Tuesday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past the Lafayette County Cougars with a 54-50 victory. This was a revenge game for the Bears: when they faced off against the Cougars back in December of 2024, they had to take a 37-28 loss.

Lafayette County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaylon Calton, who went 6 for 14 en route to 20 points along with eight boards and three steals. That was a full 40% of Lafayette County's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ty Palermo, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Bearden pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lafayette County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.

Bearden has already played their next matchup, a 63-54 loss against Columbia Christian on the 17th. Lafayette County has also already played their next game (against Hermitage), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.