Having just played yesterday, the Beddingfield Bruins will get right back to it and host the North Johnston Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Beddingfield narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Princeton 54-52.
Meanwhile, North Johnston came into Tuesday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They managed a 48-44 win over Princeton on Tuesday.
Beddingfield better focus on containing Kaleb Pone and Ben Cuddington as the pair were huge in North Johnston's win. Pone went 7 of 16 en route to 22 points and six rebounds, while Cuddington went 6 for 11 on his way to 15 points and seven boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Pone has scored at least a third of North Johnston's points. Cameron Cuddington was another key player, putting up eight points.
North Johnston was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Princeton only racked up three assists.
North Johnston's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 5-11. As for Beddingfield, their win bumped their record up to 7-10.
Beddingfield came out on top in a nail-biter against North Johnston in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 42-40. Does Beddingfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Johnston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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