Basketball Recap: Bethlehem Central Extends Winning Streak to Three

Eagles

Previous 3 Games

01/28/25 vs Niskayuna	55-48
01/24/25 @ Averill Park	65-58
01/17/25 vs Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake	54-36

Bethlehem Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 55-48 victory over the Niskayuna Silver Warriors. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly seven points.

Niskayuna's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Skye Linyear, who went 9 for 17 on her way to 19 points and eight rebounds, and Natalie Birmingham, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards. Linyear continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Ciarra Gonzalez was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Bethlehem Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Niskayuna, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.

Bethlehem Central will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Shenendehowa at 7:00 p.m. on February 7th. Niskayuna has already played their next match (against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.