Basketball Recap: Bellefontaine Comes Up Short

Bellefontaine suffered their biggest defeat since December 27, 2024 on Friday. They lost 63-37 to the Urbana Hillclimbers. The Chieftains have struggled against the Hillclimbers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Bellefontaine's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Urbana, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.

Bellefontaine will square off against Shawnee at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Urbana has already played their next matchup, a 62-42 victory against Northwestern on the 25th.