Basketball Recap: Brentwood Christian Comes Up Short Despite Marcus Zelee's Strong Performance

By Team Reports Dec 2, 2024, 7:19am

Basketball Recap: Brentwood Christian Bears vs. Stevens Falcons

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Brentwood Christian suffered their closest loss since March 1st on Thursday. They fell just short of the Stevens Falcons by a score of 53-50. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the loss, Brentwood Christian still got an impressive performance from Marcus Zelee, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Zelee is now averaging an impressive 16.5 points per game. Coleston Allen was another key player, posting five points.

Stevens was led to victory by Cesar Roman and Richard Guerra. Roman went 7 for 16 en route to 18 points plus six rebounds and two steals, while Guerra scored 16 points plus five steals. Roman is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Bakari Brown, who posted ten points along with two steals.

Brentwood Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Stevens, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.

Brentwood Christian has already played their next contest, a 76-74 victory against San Antonio Patriots HomeSchool on the 21st. As for Stevens, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 46-37 win against Holy Cross on the 21st.

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