Recap: Bellaire Big Reds vs. Barnesville Shamrocks
The Bellaire Big Reds managed to keep up with the Barnesville Shamrocks until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Bellaire was dealt a 66-38 defeat at the hands of Barnesville. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Bellaire has scored all season.
Bellaire's loss came despite strong showings from Mayson Sochor and Mac Pettigrew. Sochor scored 13 points, while Pettigrew scored 13 points along with six assists and three steals. That was a full 34.2% of Bellaire's points, marking the ninth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Bellaire's defeat was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Barnesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bellaire will challenge Cambridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Barnesville, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Buckeye Trail at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th.
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