The Bethlehem Christian Academy Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Tallulah Falls Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bethlehem Christian Academy has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 19.
Bethlehem Christian Academy lost 67-41 to Lakeview Academy on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 363rd, while the Lions are ranked 51st).
01/30/25 vs Lakeview Academy | 13 |
01/07/25 vs Lake Oconee Academy | 5 |
01/17/25 @ George Walton Academy | 2 |
01/14/25 @ Loganville Christian Academy | 2 |
01/09/25 @ Athens Christian | 2 |
Despite the defeat, Bethlehem Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ryleigh Acres went 6 of 11 on her way to 13 points and three steals. Those 13 points set a new season-high mark for Acres. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Fry, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Tallulah Falls was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 51-33 fall against Athens Christian. The Indians were down 40-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Bethlehem Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Tallulah Falls, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Bethlehem Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 73-11 defeat at the hands of Tallulah Falls in their previous meeting back in December of 2020. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bethlehem Christian Academy was down 42-8.
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