Bellevue was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 72-55 bruising from the Cascade Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Cougars are ranked 28th).
Bellevue's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Cascade, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 16-1.
Looking ahead, Bellevue will challenge Maquoketa at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bellevue knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Maquoketa likes a good challenge. As for Cascade, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 72-52 loss against Waverly-Shell Rock on the 8th.
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