Bell was the 56-55 winner over South East when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Bell Eagles fell 59-48 to the South East Jaguars on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1036th, while the Jaguars are ranked 510th).
When it comes to explaining why Bell lost, don't look at Aaron Ake. Despite the final result, he posted 27 points. That was a full 56.3% of Bell's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Yandel Lundez was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Bell's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-6. As for South East, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-36 victory against South Gate on the 17th. South East has also already played their next game, a 58-47 win against Huntington Park on the 22nd.
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