Basketball Recap: Seven Straight Home Victories for Bellaire

Bellaire hadn't done well against Mancelona recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went the Bellaire Eagles' way against the Mancelona Ironmen as the Bellaire Eagles made off with a 66-45 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Ironmen are ranked 368th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/14/25 vs Mancelona	66-45
01/10/25 vs Onaway	77-41
01/06/25 vs Forest Area	74-23
12/19/24 vs Central Lake	67-12
12/10/24 vs St. Mary Cathedral	68-49
+ 2 more games

Bellaire pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Mancelona, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.

Bellaire has already played their next contest (against St. Francis), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mancelona is taking a road trip to square off against Pellston at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mancelona is facing Pellston at the right time seeing as Pellston is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.