DeMotte Christian lost against Bethany Christian back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The DeMotte Christian Knights fell 65-52 to the Bethany Christian Bruins. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
DeMotte Christian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tony Bos, who went 9 of 21 en route to 22 points and six rebounds. That was a full 42.3% of DeMotte Christian's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Tanyon Bakker, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bethany Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacoby Reinhardt, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Caffee, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points.
DeMotte Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Bethany Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, DeMotte Christian and Tri-County will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:30 p.m. on January 10th. Tri-County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season. As for Bethany Christian, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Elkhart Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th. Bethany Christian also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 56.8 points per game.
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