Bethlehem waltzed into their contest on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They enjoyed a cozy 58-42 win over the Sneads Pirates. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Pirates are ranked 645th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Bethlehem to victory were Kolton Amerson and Marques Russell. Amerson posted 23 points, while Russell had 16 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Amerson has scored at least a third of Bethlehem's points.
Sneads lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jamir Smith, who scored 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in boards (three). Michael Perkins was another key player, putting up nine points.
Wildcats
| 01/25/25 vs Sneads | 58-42 |
| 01/16/25 vs Holmes County | 54-36 |
| 01/14/25 vs Covenant Christian | 64-19 |
| 01/09/25 vs Poplar Springs | 45-35 |
| 12/20/24 vs Central | 53-36 |
| + 9 more games |
Bethlehem pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sneads, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.
Bethlehem has already played their next match, a 59-49 win against Northside Methodist Academy on the 27th. As for Sneads, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 43-38 loss against Holmes County on the 28th.
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