Barnesville lost against Bellaire back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Barnesville Shamrocks fell 43-36 to the Bellaire Big Reds. While losing is never fun, the Shamrocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 465th, while the Big Reds are ranked 74th).
Barnesville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Madelynn Tyson, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lydia Welch, who posted six points.
Leading Bellaire to victory were Tamya Morgan and Zara Harveth. Morgan went 6 of 7 en route to 13 points along with six boards and three blocks, while Harveth put up 16 points and four steals. The game was Harveth's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Kayla Edgar was another key player, putting up six points.
This is the second loss in a row for Barnesville and nudges their season record down to 4-6. As for Bellaire, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Barnesville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 55-23 win against Buckeye Local on the 2nd. As for Bellaire, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 43-37 victory against Union Local on the 3rd.
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