Basketball Game Preview: Somerset Bible Baptist Christian Academy Warriors vs. Bethel Baptist Academy Miners

The Somerset Bible Baptist Christian Academy Warriors will head out to face off against the Bethel Baptist Academy Miners at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Somerset Bible Baptist Christian Academy will be strutting in after a win while Bethel Baptist Academy will be coming in after a loss.

Somerset Bible Baptist Christian Academy is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since February 3, 2024 on Friday. They blew past Trinity Christian 57-36. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Somerset Bible Baptist Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dale Gates, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. Gates has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Zyair Jones was another key player, going 5 for 10 on his way to 13 points.

Somerset Bible Baptist Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.

Meanwhile, Bethel Baptist Academy lost to Harbor at home by a 53-36 margin on Friday.

Somerset Bible Baptist Christian Academy will need focus on slowing down Nathan Stahl, one of several Bethel Baptist Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Stahl a new career-high in assists (three). Bobby Konstantinidis was another key player, putting up 13 points and three steals.

Somerset Bible Baptist Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Bethel Baptist Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

Somerset Bible Baptist Christian Academy came up short against Bethel Baptist Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 28-24. Can Somerset Bible Baptist Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.