The Bradley Bears will take on the Mineral Springs Hornets in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bradley will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 38-point drubbing they dealt Strong on Friday. Bradley blew past Strong 49-11. That looming 49-11 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bears yet this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mineral Springs). They put the hurt on Umpire with a sharp 64-39 win on Friday. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 20 points or more this season.
Mineral Springs has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Bradley, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything went Bradley's way against Mineral Springs when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Bradley made off with a 58-37 victory. Does Bradley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mineral Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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