Maple Heights is 8-2 against the Bearcats since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Maple Heights Mustangs will be playing at home against the Bedford Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. Maple Heights will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Even though International Sports Academy scored an imposing 61 points on Tuesday, Maple Heights still came out on top. Maple Heights walked away with a 72-61 victory over the.
Meanwhile, Bedford unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 61-46 bruising from Villa Angela-St. Joseph.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was JJ Hudson, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 37% of Bedford's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Terrell Pollard, who scored five points along with 11 rebounds and six blocks.
Maple Heights has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Bedford, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6.
Maple Heights strolled past the Bearcats in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 64-50. Does Maple Heights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bearcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
