Packinghouse Christian Academy has gone 8-2 against Bethel Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Packinghouse Christian Academy Bears will welcome the Bethel Christian Kings at 3:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bethel Christian will be up against a hot Packinghouse Christian Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Packinghouse Christian Academy simply couldn't be stopped last Tuesday as they easily beat The Grove School 57-12. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 25-4.
| 01/21/25 vs The Grove School | 26 |
| 11/30/23 @ La Sierra Academy | 22 |
| 12/07/23 vs The Grove School | 21 |
| 01/25/24 vs St. Lucy's | 21 |
| 12/12/23 @ The Grove School | 18 |
Packinghouse Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Miranda Nordquist led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and 26 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Nordquist a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Pearl Harry, who dropped a triple-double on 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists.
Packinghouse Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 32 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Bethel Christian over Crossroads Christian in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Bethel Christian was the clear victor by a 31-6 margin over Crossroads Christian. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Kings had established a 20 point advantage.
Bethel Christian found their leader in freshman Leah Lopez, who posted six points in addition to 23 boards and eight steals. Those 23 rebounds set a new season-high mark for Lopez. Vivianna Lopez was another key player, putting up six points along with 12 boards and four steals.
Packinghouse Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.3 points per game. As for Bethel Christian, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Packinghouse Christian Academy has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 39.9 boards per game. However, it's not like Bethel Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.5 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Packinghouse Christian Academy against Bethel Christian in their previous meeting on January 7th, as the team secured a 59-22 victory. In that contest, Packinghouse Christian Academy amassed a halftime lead of 36-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
