Sidney is 1-6 against Bedford since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sidney Cowboys will venture away from home to take on the Bedford Bulldogs. Sidney knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 matchups -- so hopefully Bedford likes a good challenge.
Sidney took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They snuck past Riverside with a 63-59 win.
Meanwhile, Bedford had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They breezed past the Knights to the tune of 80-32. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Knights are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sidney has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.6 points over those games. As for Bedford, their victory bumped their record up to 21-1.
Sidney came up short against Bedford when the teams last played back in January, falling 83-72. Can Sidney avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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