Paint Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were dealt a 60-27 defeat at the hands of the Belpre Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 670th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 161st).
Belpre found their leader in sophomore Gracie Bills, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was Bills' third in a row with at least 15 points. Haley Alloway was another key player, going 6-for-13 on her way to 16 points and six boards.
Paint Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-20. As for Belpre, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7.
Paint Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Belpre, they will square off against Dawson-Bryant at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Belpre is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season.
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