Basketball Recap: Belleview Comes Up Short

Rattlers

Previous 5 Games

01/14/25 @ Dunnellon	35-36
01/10/25 vs Lake Weir	55-11
01/09/25 @ Citrus	43-24
01/07/25 vs St. John Lutheran	50-20
12/17/24 @ Tavares	50-27

After a string of seven wins, Belleview's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 36-35 to the Dunnellon Tigers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rattlers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 54-16 back in December of 2024.

Belleview lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Albanis Mogollon, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Mogollon is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Cami Satterfield, who posted 14 points and six boards.

Even though they lost, Belleview smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matchups.

Belleview's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-3. As for Dunnellon, they pushed their record up to 8-8 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.

Belleview has already played their next game (against Buchholz), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Dunnellon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-35 defeat against Forest on the 15th.