John Marshall was the 52-50 winner over Bellaire when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The John Marshall Monarchs took an 85-78 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bellaire Big Reds on Monday. While the Monarchs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Big Reds 22-18 in the first quarter.
Bellaire found their leader in sophomore Raekwon Pettigrew, who dropped a double-double on 46 points and 21 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Pettigrew has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Keegan Davis, who went 8 of 15 en route to 19 points.
John Marshall now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Bellaire, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. John Marshall and West Muskingum will round out the year against one another at at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday. As for Bellaire, they will take on Catholic Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Bellaire is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.
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