The Bethesda Christian Patriots and the Martinsville Artesians will round out the year against one another at at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Bethesda Christian is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Westfield on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bethesda Christian was dealt a 67-23 loss at the hands of Westfield. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-9.
Meanwhile, Martinsville came up short against Mishawaka Marian on Friday and fell 69-61. While losing is never fun, the Artesians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Knights are ranked 64th).
Bethesda Christian will have to keep a close watch on Grady Gardner and Zhane Capshaw, a pair of players who had a big impact on Martinsville's prior game. Gardner went 10 of 21 on his way to 29 points, while Capshaw went 8 of 9 en route to 19 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Capshaw a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhys Wolf, who posted four points.
Martinsville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Bethesda Christian, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
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