The Bethany Christian Bruins are taking a road trip to square off against the Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Bethany Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with nine straight losses, while Lakeland Christian Academy will come in with three straight victories.
Bethany Christian is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Wawasee on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bethany Christian was outmatched by Wawasee and fell 57-21. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Warriors are ranked 90th).
Despite the defeat, Bethany Christian had strong showings from Karlee Crume, who posted 11 points and five rebounds, and Kendra Kern, who had a point.
While Lakeland Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took down Granger Christian 49-34 on Thursday.
Lakeland Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bethany Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything came up roses for Bethany Christian against Lakeland Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 50-15 victory. In that contest, Bethany Christian amassed a halftime lead of 32-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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