If Bridgeport was riding high fresh off their 73-31 takedown of Beallsville last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bridgeport Bulldogs fell just short of the Bellaire Big Reds by a score of 69-67 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Big Reds recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
| 12/03/24 vs Bellaire | 7 |
| 02/27/24 vs Conotton Valley | 6 |
| 01/12/24 vs Hundred | 5 |
| 11/27/24 vs Beallsville | 5 |
| 12/05/23 @ Monroe Central | 4 |
Despite the loss, Bridgeport saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jaleel Vincent went 8 of 15 en route to 26 points and seven rebounds. Those seven boards gave Vincent a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Jackson, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points and seven boards.
Bellaire found their leader in sophomore Raekwon Pettigrew, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 13 boards. Caleb Jewell was another key player, putting up 17 points and three steals.
Bridgeport's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Bellaire, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Bridgeport will challenge Catholic Central at 7:30 p.m. on December 10th. As for Bellaire, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-46 loss against Union Local on the 6th.
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