Preview: Bellaire Big Reds vs. Cambridge Bobcats
The Bellaire Big Reds will head out on the road to square off against the Cambridge Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bellaire is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
Bellaire managed to keep up with Barnesville until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Bellaire took a serious blow against Barnesville, falling 66-38. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Bellaire has scored all season.
Bellaire's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Mayson Sochor, who scored 13 points, and Mac Pettigrew who scored 13 points along with six assists and three steals. That was a full 34.2% of Bellaire's points, marking the ninth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Cambridge came up short against Steubenville on Saturday and fell 58-49. Cambridge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bellaire has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season. As for Cambridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Everything went Bellaire's way against Cambridge in their previous matchup back in January as Bellaire made off with a 79-58 victory. In that matchup, Bellaire amassed a halftime lead of 46-23, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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