Basketball Recap: Bedford Takes a Loss

Bedford fought the good fight in their overtime game against Central Cambria on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 68-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Central Cambria Red Devils. While losing is never fun, the Bisons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 552nd, while the Red Devils are ranked 183rd).

When it comes to explaining why Bedford lost, don't look at Jacob Wilson. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 19 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Wilson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Quincy Swaim, who went 7 for 16 en route to 16 points and five boards.

It was another big night for Grady Snyder, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 18 rebounds for Central Cambria. The dominant performance also gave Snyder a new career-high in blocks (three). Brayden Swope was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine boards.

Bedford has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season. As for Central Cambria, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-6.

Bedford has already played their next match (against Bellefonte), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Central Cambria has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Bellwood-Antis.