Basketball Game Preview: Pendleton Bulldogs vs. Belton-Honea Path Bears

The Pendleton Bulldogs will square off against the Belton-Honea Path Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pendleton comes in on four and Belton-Honea Path on six.

Last Friday, Pendleton beat Crescent 54-44.

Pendleton can attribute much of their success to Samuel Ross, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 20 points and eight rebounds, and Garon Blalock, who posted 11 points in addition to eight boards and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Ross a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Abijah Webb, who had seven points and three steals.

Pendleton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Belton-Honea Path's strategy against West-Oak on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Belton-Honea Path blew West-Oak out of the water with a 77-34 final score. The matchup marked the Bears' most dominant win of the season.

Belton-Honea Path's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-8. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30 points. As for Pendleton, their win bumped their record up to 6-12.

Pendleton took their victory against Belton-Honea Path when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a conclusive 66-40. Does Pendleton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Belton-Honea Path turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.