Preview: Tri-Cities Christian Eagles vs. Bethel Christian Academy Crusaders
Tri-Cities Christian is 6-1 against Bethel Christian Academy since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Tri-Cities Christian Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bethel Christian Academy Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tri-Cities Christian has five straight wins, Bethel Christian Academy has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Tri-Cities Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 54-26 win over Happy Valley on the road. Tri-Cities Christian pushed the score to 41-21 by the end of the third, a deficit Happy Valley had little chance of recovering from.
Faith Greene and Bella Bosken were among the main playmakers for Tri-Cities Christian as the former scored 16 points along with five steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bosken has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Sophie Humphrey, who scored six points along with 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Bethel Christian Academy, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 42-26 loss to Veritas Christian Academy on Friday. Bethel Christian Academy has struggled against Veritas Christian Academy recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Tri-Cities Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Bethel Christian Academy, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-10.
Tri-Cities Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Bethel Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, winning 41-28. Will Tri-Cities Christian repeat their success, or does Bethel Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
