If Bell was feeling good fresh off their 56-30 takedown of St. John Lutheran last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bell Bulldogs fell 34-24 to the Lafayette Hornets on Friday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Lafayette got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Parker Hill out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Hill a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Murphy, who posted ten points and six steals.
Bell's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Lafayette, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Bell and Jefferson County will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Lafayette, they are taking a road trip to take on Cedar Key at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lafayette is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season.
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