Basketball Recap: Elijah Bell Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Melbourne Central Catholic

Melbourne Central Catholic typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Morningside Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers by a score of 68-60. That's more bragging rights for the Eagles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Morningside Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elijah Bell led the charge by going 8 of 16 en route to 21 points along with eight boards and three steals. Bell's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was AJ Chang, who posted 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists.

Melbourne Central Catholic lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tristan Hamilton, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 14 points along with six boards and five assists. Henry Lane was another key player, putting up 17 points.

Morningside Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Morningside Academy will host Somerset College Prep Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Morningside Academy is facing Somerset College Prep Academy at the right time seeing as Somerset College Prep Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, they will be playing at home against Elite Prep Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Melbourne Central Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.5 points per game this season.