Basketball Recap: Bell Takes a Loss

Bell lost against Baker County back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Bell Bulldogs were beaten by the Baker County Wildcats 57-16. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 455th, while the Wildcats are ranked 175th).

Dacy Graham and Maddie Smith certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Graham posted four points along with 13 rebounds and three steals, while Smith put up four points. Graham has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last nine times she's played. Lindsey Collett also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.

Bulldogs

Previous 2 Games

01/24/25 @ Baker County	16-57
01/17/25 vs Lafayette	17-41

Even though they lost, Bell smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 17 consecutive games.

Yamise Haygood was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine steals for Baker County. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalia Strachan, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine steals.

Bell's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Baker County, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.

Bell will face off against St. John Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bell is facing St. John Lutheran at the right time seeing as St. John Lutheran is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Baker County, they will square off against Union County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Baker County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season.