After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three contests, Belt finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They took a blow against the Fairfield Eagles, falling 64-16. The game marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fairfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Israel Perez, who went 6 for 7 on his way to 14 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Deron Lear, who posted six points in addition to nine assists and five steals.
Belt's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3. As for Fairfield, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 14-0.
Belt has already played their next contest (against Great Falls Central Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Fairfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 78-62 win against Choteau on the 31st.
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