Basketball Recap: Bellevue Skates Past Maple Valley with Ease

Broncos

Team Score

01/07/25 @ Maple Valley	76
12/19/24 vs Burr Oak	75
01/03/25 vs Bronson	55
12/03/24 vs Athens	52
12/13/24 @ St. Philip Catholic Central	47

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bellevue). They really took it to the Maple Valley Lions for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-45 win. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Broncos had established a 21 point advantage.

When it comes to explaining why Maple Valley lost on Tuesday, don't look at Teegen McDonald. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 22 on his way to 29 points and eight rebounds. The game was McDonald's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Jake Mcdonald was another key player, putting up six points.

Bellevue now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Maple Valley, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Bellevue wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 59-57 defeat against Colon on the 9th. As for Maple Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 50-44 loss against Quincy on the 9th.