It was a proper cat-fight when Bell Creek Academy duked it out withForest on Saturday. The Bell Creek Academy Panthers took a 62-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Forest Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Wildcats are ranked 75th).
Despite the defeat, Bell Creek Academy had strong showings from Jaslyn Easley, who went 6 of 8 en route to 17 points, and Natalia Long, who went 8 for 14 on her way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christyana Allen, who posted eight points and ten rebounds.
Forest was led to victory by Ja'Niyah McCoy and Janaina Wess. McCoy went 7 of 9 on her way to 19 points and four steals, while Wess went 6 of 7 on her way to 14 points and seven steals. With that strong performance, McCoy is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Jiyah Hamilton was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Bell Creek Academy and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Forest, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Bell Creek Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 51-33 loss against Central on the 23rd. As for Forest, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-46 victory against Rich Township on the 23rd.
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