Basketball Recap: Ida Baker Snaps Six-Game Streak of Losses at Home

Ida Baker won the last time they faced Bonita Springs, and West Powell did his part to make sure it happened again. The Ida Baker Bulldogs walked away with a 60-50 victory over the Bonita Springs Bullsharks on Friday thanks in part to Powell, who went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points along with eight boards and seven steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2 steals per game.

Ricky Fernandez was another key player, putting up 12 points and five steals. Those five steals gave him a new career-high.

Ida Baker's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-15. As for Bonita Springs, their defeat was their 25th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-20.

Ida Baker has already played their next contest (against Mariner), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bonita Springs will be playing in front of their home fans against Cape Coral at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cape Coral has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 201 points over their last three matches.