The Belleville Buccaneers will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Bard at 1:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Thursday, Belleville had to suffer through a rough 71-44 loss at the hands of the Millers. Belleville has not had much luck with the Millers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Bard's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They were dealt a 63-33 loss at the hands of Carteret. While losing is never fun, Bard can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 626th in New York, while the Ramblers are ranked 275th in New Jersey).
Belleville has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Bard, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Belleville took their win against the in their previous meeting back in January of 2016 by a conclusive 74-52. Does Belleville have another victory up their sleeve, or will the turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
