The Belleville Mennonite Thunder couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a rough 63-35 loss at the hands of East Juniata. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Belleville Mennonite in their matchups with East Juniata: they've now lost four in a row.
Leading East Juniata to victory were Clark Ritzman and Wrett Smith. Ritzman scored 14 points along with 6 rebounds, while Smith scored 18 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least 25% of East Juniata's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Carolus, who scored 10 points along with 8 rebounds.
Belleville Mennonite's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for East Juniata, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Belleville Mennonite will look to defend their home court on Monday against Johnstown Christian at 6:30 p.m. As for East Juniata, they will head out on the road to face off against Forbes Road at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
