Belle Vernon lost against Elizabeth Forward back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Belle Vernon Leopards took a 61-43 bruising from the Elizabeth Forward Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Warriors are ranked 119th).
Elizabeth Forward's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Michelle Jellison led the charge by putting up 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaelynn Settles, who posted 14 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Belle Vernon and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Elizabeth Forward, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
Belle Vernon will face off against Laurel Highlands at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Elizabeth Forward, they will square off against Ringgold at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Elizabeth Forward is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.4 points per game this season.
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