Basketball Recap: Jacoby Reinhardt Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Demotte Christian

Bruins

Previous 2 Games

12/28/24 vs DeMotte Christian	65-52
12/27/24 vs Illiana Christian	65-51

Bethany Christian won against Illiana Christian on Friday with 65 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. The Bethany Christian Bruins walked away with a 65-52 victory over the DeMotte Christian Knights. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bruins.

Bethany Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacoby Reinhardt led the charge by going 6 for 9 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Caffee, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points.

DeMotte Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tony Bos, who went 9 of 21 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds. That was a full 42.3% of DeMotte Christian's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Tanyon Bakker was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points.

The win got Bethany Christian back to even at 5-5. As for DeMotte Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bethany Christian will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Elkhart Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th. Bethany Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season. After both having extra time off, DeMotte Christian and Tri-County will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on January 10th. Tri-County also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 50.7 points per game.