The Center Place Golden Eagles will take on the Bethel Academy Bethel Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Center Place has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Bethel Academy will come in with four straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Center Place lost to Clinton Christian Academy on the road by a 54-35 margin. The Golden Eagles were down 49-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Bethel Academy's strategy against Heartland on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bethel Academy blew Heartland out of the water with a 72-38 final score. Bethel Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 24 points or more this season.
Bethel Academy can attribute much of their success to Blake Grover, who had 26 points, and Hezekiah Bennett, who had 21 points. Bennett continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. William Walker was another key player, scoring ten points.
Center Place's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Bethel Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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