The Lakewood Park Christian Panthers will face off against the Bethany Christian Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Lakewood Park Christian came up short against Lakeland and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Lakers: they've now lost four in a row.
Lakewood Park Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-17.
Delaney Johnson
| 10/09/25 vs Lakeland | 33 |
| 10/07/25 @ Prairie Heights | 48 |
| 10/02/25 @ Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian | 23 |
| 09/30/25 @ Fort Wayne Snider | 11 |
| 09/23/25 vs Fort Wayne North Side | 11 |
| + 3 more games |
Lakewood Park Christian might have lost, but man, Delaney Johnson was a machine: she had 33 digs. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Vanessa Crider, who had 11 digs and one assist.
Meanwhile, Bethany Christian lost 3-0 to Elkhart Christian Academy on Friday.
While Bethany Christian was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-8, 25-14.
Lakewood Park Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Bethany Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-20.
Everything went Lakewood Park Christian's way against Bethany Christian in their previous matchup back in September, as Lakewood Park Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
