Basketball Recap: Bell Takes a Loss

If Bell was riding high fresh off their 59-32 takedown of Hamilton County last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bell Bulldogs were beaten by the Chiefland Indians 65-38 on Monday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Indians recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.

Bell's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jordan Minshew, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten boards, and Maddie Smith, who posted nine points. The dominant performance gave Minshew a new career-high in boards.

Even though they lost, Bell 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 nine offensive boards in 11 consecutive matches.

Chiefland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nyasia Bivins, who had 25 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. Bivins' evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Bell, who put up 14 points and six steals.

Bell's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Chiefland, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Trenton the next time they take the court. Bell will head out to face Trenton at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Chiefland will host them at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.