Preview: Bethesda Christian Lions vs. Abilene Christian Panthers
The Bethesda Christian Lions will face off against the Abilene Christian Panthers at TBD on Friday. Bethesda Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Bethesda Christian walked away with it. They breezed by the Patriots at home to the tune of 65-36 on Monday. Bethesda Christian has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matches by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Abilene Christian came tearing into Tuesday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past Wylie Prep Academy with a 54-50 victory.
Abilene Christian can attribute much of their success to Carson Schwiethale, who scored 12 points, and Bryinn Waggoner, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Waggoner has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Isaac Presley, who scored seven points.
Bethesda Christian pushed their record up to 30-8 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Abilene Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-16 record this season.
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