The Bloomfield Christian School Defenders are ranked highly in their home state, and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Hammond Baptist Swordsmen. Bloomfield Christian School suffered a tough 69-49 defeat at the hands of Hammond Baptist. Bloomfield Christian School's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Bloomfield Christian School still got an impressive performance from Joshua Backos, who scored 16 points along with 3 blocks. The match was Backos' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Owen Thomas was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 5 rebounds.
Bloomfield Christian School's loss dropped their record down to 4-1. As for Hammond Baptist, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Bloomfield Christian School's road trip will continue as they head out to face State Line Christian at 6:00 p.m. on December 8th. State Line Christian comes in still looking for their first win of the season. Hammond Baptist will be home for the holidays to greet Calumet Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.