Belleville Mennonite lost against Columbia County Christian back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Belleville Mennonite Thunder took a blow against Columbia County Christian, falling 69-39. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 712th, while Columbia County Christian are ranked 338th).
Columbia County Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Pierce Cughan out in front who went 7 of 14 en route to 22 points along with eight steals and five boards. Cughan's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Lenker, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 21 points and five assists.
Belleville Mennonite dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Columbia County Christian, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Belleville Mennonite will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Juniata at 7:00 p.m. As for Columbia County Christian, they will head out to take on Grace Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Columbia County Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Grace Prep likes a good challenge.
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