Basketball Recap: Bel Air Highlanders vs. Jefferson Silver Foxes
If Jefferson wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Bel Air, they should've done a better job of containing Matt Hernandez. The Bel Air Highlanders blew past the Jefferson Silver Foxes 50-29 on Saturday thanks in part to Hernandez, who went 8 for 14 en route to 22 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Bel Air's points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Avila, who had eight points along with three steals. He has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played.
Despite the loss, Jefferson still got an impressive performance from Elnathan Pieri, who scored 18 points. That was a full 62.1% of Jefferson's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. David Luna was another key player, earning eight points.
Bel Air has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Jefferson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Bel Air wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 59-34 victory against Santa Teresa on the 26th. Jefferson has also already played their next contest, a 51-49 defeat against Horizon on the 26th.
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