With a playoff win on the line, Fort Frye rose to the challenge on Thursday. They strolled past the Belpre Golden Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 52-35. Given the Cadets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gracie Bills and Haley Alloway certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Bills shot 55% from the field to rack up 13 points and five rebounds, while Alloway posted 15 points and six boards. That was a full 37.1% of Belpre's points, marking the third time in a row Bills has put up more than a third of the team's points.
Cadets
| 02/27/25 vs Belpre | 52-35 |
| 02/22/25 vs Bellaire | 55-29 |
| 02/19/25 vs Shenandoah | 44-34 |
| 02/15/25 vs Garaway | 55-21 |
| 02/12/25 @ St. Marys | 51-49 |
The win was the fifth in a row for Fort Frye, bringing their record for this year to 20-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points over those games. As for Belpre, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-8.
Fort Frye didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 43-29 victory against Harvest Prep on the 1st. Belpre does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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