Basketball Recap: Bell Piles Up the Points Against South Gate

Bell hadn't done well against South Gate recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Bell Eagles took their contest with ease, bagging a 45-12 win over the South Gate Rams. The Eagles pushed the score to 32-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams had little chance of recovering from.

Bell's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Natalia Estrada, who posted 12 points. Hailey De Loza was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Eagles

Previous 4 Games

01/17/25 vs South Gate	45-12
01/15/25 @ South East	41-37
12/21/24 vs Maywood Academy	33-21
12/20/24 vs Gertz-Ressler	42-11

The win (which was Bell's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-6. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.3 points per game. As for South Gate, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Bell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 46-7 victory against Roosevelt on the 22nd. As for South Gate, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 91-15 defeat against Legacy on the 22nd.