Bell was the 47-43 winner over Garfield when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Bell Eagles took a 62-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Garfield Bulldogs on Friday. The Eagles were down 54-33 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Bell lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Aaron Ake, who posted 20 points. That was a full 37.7% of Bell's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jason Nunez was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Bell has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Garfield, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
Bell has already played their next contest (against Legacy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Garfield didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 72-56 victory against Huntington Park on the 27th.
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