The Temple Baptist Eagles won the last time they faced the Bethel Christian Academy Eagles, and things went their way on Friday too. Temple Baptist came out on top against Bethel Christian Academy by a score of 41-32. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Temple Baptist.
Despite the defeat, Bethel Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Will Jones dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. Jones continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Levi Thomas, who scored seven points along with 11 rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Bethel Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Temple Baptist's victory ended a eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-0. As for Bethel Christian Academy, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Temple Baptist will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bethel Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bethel Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Non Varsity Opponent at 11:15 a.m. on January 20th.
