MCKENZIE, Tenn. –The Bethel Wildcats dropped a road decision at Martin Methodist Saturday afternoon falling 102-86 to the RedHawks in Pulaski. The loss dropped the Cats to 4-5 overall and 0-5 in the Mid -South Conference. MMC improved to 8-1 and 4-1. The No. 24 Hawks moved to 6-0 at home on the season.
It was the 31st meeting between the two programs with Martin Methodist holding a 21-10 advantage in the series.
Bethel shot 51 percent (31-60) from the floor but the difference proved to be the red hot shooting of the Hawks. MMC shot a blistering 61 percent (44-72) from the field. The Hawks also connected on 13 three-pointers while Bethel was 4-of- 14 from behind the arc. Bethel was 20-of-27 from the foul line while the Hawks were just 1-of-4 from the charity stripe. Bethel outrebounded MMC 32-29.
MMC led 53-38 at the half. Another key factor proved to be in bench points as MMC had a 46-22 advantage in points off the bench.
Bethel's Chandler Clements led all scorers with 28 points. Kamron Rose followed with 15 points while Jarred Walker finished with 13 points. Darrin Jenkins led the Hawks with 26 points. He was one of five RedHawks who finished in double figures.
Bethel returns home Monday for the first time since December 11 when they fell to Cumberland University. The Wildcats host (RV) Freed-Hardeman at 8 p.m. It will be the 75th meeting between the two programs. FHU holds a 38-36 advantage in the series. Bethel won the last time they met back in November 2019. The Wildcats used a second half comeback to stun the Lions 84-79. The Cats trailed 51-42 at the half and were down by 12 at one point in the second half before they roared by the Lions to win by five.
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