Basketball Recap: Bethlehem Center Sets Scoring Season-High Against Fort Cherry

Bulldogs

Team Score

12/20/24 @ Fort Cherry	71
12/03/24 vs South Side	62
12/02/24 vs Bentworth	62
12/17/24 vs Jefferson-Morgan	55
12/13/24 @ Mapletown	55

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bethlehem Center). They came out on top against the Fort Cherry Rangers by a score of 71-58 on Friday. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered an 85-56 loss the last time these two teams met.

Jason Zellie was his usual excellent self, going 7 of 11 on his way to 19 points along with seven assists and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Kurowski, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.

Bethlehem Center smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.

Bethlehem Center now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Fort Cherry, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5.

Bethlehem Center didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-37 loss against Jefferson-Morgan on the 27th. As for Fort Cherry, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 69-40 defeat against McGuffey on the 27th.