East Jordan lost against Bellaire back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The East Jordan Red Devils fell just short of the Bellaire Eagles by a score of 59-57. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Red Devils still had to take the loss.
| 12/16/24 vs Bellaire | 17 |
| 02/08/24 vs Boyne City | 11 |
| 02/26/24 vs Johannesburg-Lewiston | 11 |
| 12/21/23 vs Mancelona | 11 |
| 12/04/23 vs Central Lake | 10 |
When it comes to explaining why East Jordan lost, don't look at Ryder Malpass. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 10 on his way to 17 points. The dominant performance gave Malpass a new career-high in points. Korbyn Russell was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven rebounds.
East Jordan now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Bellaire, the win keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
East Jordan will host Johannesburg-Lewiston at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Jordan is facing Johannesburg-Lewiston at the right time seeing as Johannesburg-Lewiston is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Bellaire and Pellston will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pellston knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Bellaire likes a good challenge.
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