Braves
| 02/22/25 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Luers | 79 |
| 02/18/25 @ South Adams | 60 |
| 02/14/25 vs DeKalb | 60 |
| 02/06/25 @ East Noble | 60 |
| 12/28/24 vs Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran | 58 |
Bellmont scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against the Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights, falling 105-79. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Knights are ranked 49th).
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Danny Kelly, who went 7-for-8 en route to 18 points. The dominant performance also gave Kelly a new career-high in field goal percentage (88%). Drelyn Truesdale was another key player, going 7-for-14 to rack up 17 points in addition to seven assists and five boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Bellmont and nudges their season record down to 4-17. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points over those games. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bellmont will welcome Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, they will host Columbia City at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Columbia City likes a good challenge.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
