Basketball Recap: Bellaire Skates Past Shadyside with Ease

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Bellaire on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Shadyside Tigers out of the water with a 76-40 final score. The Big Reds pushed the score to 63-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had little chance of recovering from.

Bellaire was led to victory by Raekwon Pettigrew and Caleb Jewell. Pettigrew went 13 of 23 en route to 32 points along with six boards and four steals, while Jewell went 8 of 19 on his way to 23 points and seven rebounds. The match was Pettigrew's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Charles (Trey) Dunn, who posted seven points.

Bellaire was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.

With the win, Bellaire broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-7. As for Shadyside, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bellaire will venture away from home to face off against Martins Ferry at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Shadyside, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Shadyside Tigers face off against the Buckeye Local Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shadyside is facing Buckeye Local at the right time seeing as Buckeye Local is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.