Bethel Christian's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their seventh straight loss. They took a 49-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dunsmuir. Bethel Christian was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Dunsmuir apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Despite the defeat, Bethel Christian saw an underclassman step up: Rad Schenkenberger scored seven points along with 15 rebounds and six blocks. Schenkenberger has been hot recently, having posted four or more blocks the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Johnson, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Michael Kellar was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 34 points and 12 rebounds for Dunsmuir. That makes it 16 consecutive games in which Kellar has scored at least a third of Dunsmuir's points. Another player making a difference was Desean Pistorius, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.
Bethel Christian has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season. As for Dunsmuir, their victory bumped their record up to 3-18.
Bethel Christian will head out on the road to square off against Paradise Adventist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Paradise Adventist Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Dunsmuir does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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