Basketball Game Preview: Belvidere North Blue Thunder vs. Belvidere Bucs

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Previous Games

12/13/24 - Home	41-20 W
02/21/24 - Home	69-44 W
01/26/24 - Home	51-38 W
12/06/23 - Away	54-39 W
02/04/23 - Away	68-38 W
+ 5 more games

Belvidere North is a perfect 10-0 against Belvidere since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Belvidere North Blue Thunder are taking a road trip to challenge the Belvidere Bucs at 7:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Belvidere North is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Guilford on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Belvidere North lost 54-29 to Guilford. While losing is never fun, the Blue Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 449th, while the Vikings are ranked 69th).

Meanwhile, Belvidere was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 57-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sycamore.

Belvidere's loss dropped their record down to 7-20. As for Belvidere North, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-21.

Belvidere North took their victory against Belvidere in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 41-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belvidere North since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.