After a hot first half, the Bellevue College men’s basketball team went cold in the second, falling 81-76 to Peninsula in Port Angeles.
The Bulldogs held a commanding 47-33 lead at halftime, but the Pirates came out and took momentum as BC could only muster 29 points in the second half while Peninsula put up 48.
In the first half, Bellevue flipped a seven point deficit, down 17-10 into the 14 point lead at halftime. The 21-point swing appeared to be an early sign that Bellevue would run away before the misfortunes in the second half.
Peninsula’s Mikey Medlock led the Pirates comeback with a scoring spree midway through the second half to bring the Pirates to within two, 56-54 with 13:42 left. Medlock then drained a big three-pointer with 2:31 left to give Peninsula some space wit ha 76-69 seven point lead.
Owen Moriarty and Bishop Tosi had 20 and 19 points respectively to lead the ‘dogs. Peninsula, the second-ranked team in the NWAC, ran its record to 21-1 overall and a perfect 8-0 in North Region play and extended their win streak to 14 games. The loss puts BC at 4-4 in league play (14-8 overall) and remain in a gridlock with Everett, Skagit Valley, and Olympic for the last two post season playoff spots. BC hosts Edmonds, who are 6-1 in region play, this Saturday Feb. 11 at 4 p.m.
Last Updated February 8, 2023
