Bellwood-Antis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They came up short against the Clearfield Bison, falling 61-35. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 677th, while the Bison are ranked 300th).
Despite the loss, Bellwood-Antis saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Connor Mayes posted eight points.
Clearfield was led to victory by Braison Patrick and Elijah Glunt. Patrick went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and six rebounds, while Glunt went 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Patrick has scored at least a third of Clearfield's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Collins, who had eight points.
Bellwood-Antis' defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Clearfield, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-5.
Bellwood-Antis wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 59-29 loss against Central on the 13th. As for Clearfield, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 51-48 win against Huntingdon on the 14th.
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