After losing to the Jay County Patriots the last time they met, the Bellmont Braves decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Bellmont breezed by Jay County at home to the tune of 60-31 on Friday. Given Bellmont's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while Jay County is ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jay County's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gradin Swoveland, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Ben Crouch was another key contributor, scoring six points along with two blocks.
Bellmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Jay County, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-13.
Bellmont will take on Mississinewa at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Jay County, they will square off against New Castle at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Jay County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday.
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