Basketball Recap: Hilltop Christian Piles Up the Points Against Bethel Christian Academy

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 vs Southside Christian	57
02/06/25 @ Southside Christian	47
11/25/24 vs Raleigh Christian Academy	47
02/07/25 vs Bethel Christian Academy	45
11/12/24 @ Friendship Christian	44

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Hilltop Christian on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Bethel Christian Academy Trojans out of the water with a 64-19 final score. The Chargers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 25 points or more this season.

Meleah Bell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 28 points and 17 boards. Those 17 rebounds gave her a new career-high. Valerie Meza was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with ten points and nine assists.

Hilltop Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 6.2 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.8.

Hilltop Christian now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Bethel Christian Academy, their loss was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-16.

Hilltop Christian has already played their next match, a 65-40 defeat against Trinity Christian on the 11th. As for Bethel Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-28 loss against Jacksonville Christian Academy on the 10th.