Basketball Recap: Billings Christian Piles Up the Points Against Foothills Community Christian

Warriors

Team Score

01/18/25 vs Foothills Community Christian	79
12/12/24 vs Yellowstone HomeSchool	72
01/10/25 vs Petra Academy	64
12/20/24 @ St. Labre Indian Catholic	64
01/17/25 vs Great Falls HomeSchool	63

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Billings Christian). They breezed by the Foothills Community Christian Falcons to the tune of 79-50 on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Warriors also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2021.

Billings Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gabe Jones, who went 8 for 19 en route to 25 points in addition to seven assists and six boards. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Middendorf, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Billings Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matches.

Billings Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for Foothills Community Christian, they moved to 5-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Billings Christian has already played their next game (against Gallatin Valley Christian HomeSchool), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Foothills Community Christian will square off against Great Falls HomeSchool at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.