The Bellaire Big Reds will take on the Fort Frye Cadets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bellaire will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Bellaire is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 54-40 victory over Ridgewood. 54 seems to be a good number for the Big Reds as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Fort Frye had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 44-34 victory over the Zeps. Given the Cadets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Zeps are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bellaire's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Fort Frye, their victory bumped their record up to 18-4.
Bellaire ended up a good deal behind Fort Frye in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, losing 43-27. Can Bellaire avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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