There's no place like home for Bethlehem, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the Poplar Springs Atomics by a score of 45-35 on Thursday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Atomics are ranked 700th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kolton Amerson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 17 points. Another player making a difference was Marques Russell, who posted seven points.
Despite the loss, Poplar Springs still got an impressive performance from Jamal Carnley, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 15 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Carnley has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Hall, who had six points.
Bethlehem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Poplar Springs, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Bethlehem will take on Covenant Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bethlehem is facing Covenant Christian at the right time seeing as Covenant Christian is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Poplar Springs, they will square off against Wewahitchka at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Wewahitchka is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season.
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