The Bethany Christian Bruins's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight loss. The matchup between Bethany Christian and Fairfield wasn't particularly close, with Bethany Christian falling 40-22. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bethany Christian in their matchups with Fairfield: they've now lost nine in a row.
Despite the loss, Bethany Christian still got an impressive performance from Zoe Willems, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. That was a full 63.6% of Bethany Christian's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bethany Christian struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Bethany Christian dropped their record down to 15-6 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Fairfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.
Bethany Christian on the road again on Thursday and play against Fairfield on January 25th. Fairfield is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games. As for they, they will face off against Bethany Christian at TBD. Hopefully Bethany Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Monday.
