The Rossville Hornets will challenge the Bethesda Christian Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rossville has given up an average of 54.7 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Rossville is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against West Lafayette on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rossville came up short against West Lafayette, falling 71-47. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Red Devils are ranked 91st).
Despite the loss, Rossville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brayden Thiele-Hahn shot 53% from the field en route to 24 points and six boards. That was a full 51.1% of Rossville's points, marking the third time in a row Thiele-Hahn has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Andrew Woollen, who scored three points.
Meanwhile, Bethesda Christian lost to Covenant Christian at home by a 65-48 margin on Tuesday.
Bethesda Christian has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. Rossville's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
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