Denbigh is on a 20-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Bethel a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Denbigh Patriots will host the Bethel Bruins at 5:30 p.m. Neither Denbigh nor Bethel posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Denbigh is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Warhill on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Denbigh had to suffer through a 52-21 loss at the hands of Warhill. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 367th, while the Lions are ranked 177th).
Meanwhile, Bethel was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 2-1 to Heritage. The contest marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Denbigh's defeat dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Bethel, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Denbigh took a serious blow against Bethel in their previous meeting back in January, falling 60-11. Will Denbigh have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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