Bella Vista couldn't quite beat West Campus on Thursday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 43-point defeat they were dealt last Tuesday. The Bella Vista Broncos fell just short of the West Campus Warriors by a score of 48-46. The Broncos lost against the Warriors in their previous head to head back in December of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 46-21 score last time.
Despite the loss, Bella Vista still got an impressive performance from Ellie Thome, who went 9 for 22 en route to 25 points plus two steals. That was a full 54.3% of Bella Vista's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eva Jensen, who scored six points along with 14 rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Bella Vista smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Bella Vista's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for West Campus, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Bella Vista will face off against Twelve Bridges at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Campus has already played their next matchup (against Bella Vista), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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