Basketball Recap: Belding Beats Northpointe Christian for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Black Knights

Previous 5 Games

01/31/25 @ NorthPointe Christian	50-30
01/28/25 @ Hastings	59-41
01/17/25 vs Hopkins	54-42
01/14/25 @ Kelloggsville	44-19
01/10/25 @ Comstock Park	51-36

Belding had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 50-30 margin over the NorthPointe Christian Mustangs. The Black Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.

Belding has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.6 points per game. As for NorthPointe Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-10.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Belding will welcome Calvin Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Belding has won eight straight at home dating back to last season, while Calvin Christian won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change. NorthPointe Christian has already played their next match (against Kelloggsville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.