The Bellaire Big Reds will take on the Garaway Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Garaway will be up against a hot Bellaire squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Bellaire came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 61-57 W against Harrison Central.
Bellaire found their leader in sophomore Raekwon Pettigrew, who almost dropped a double-double with 37 points and nine boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Pettigrew has scored at least a third of Bellaire's points. Caleb Jewell was another key player, to rack up 18 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Garaway, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Meadowbrook on Saturday as Garaway made off with a 64-39 win. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Colts are ranked 614th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Garaway is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Bellaire now has a winning record of 12-11.
Bellaire lost to Garaway on the road by a decisive 67-50 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2021. Can Bellaire avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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