Belleville Mennonite hasn't had much luck against Meadowbrook Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Belleville Mennonite Thunder will be playing at home against Meadowbrook Christian at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Belleville Mennonite came up short against Juniata and fell 37-26. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 644th, while the Indians are ranked 207th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Meadowbrook Christian over Northumberland Christian in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Meadowbrook Christian blew Northumberland Christian out of the water with a 40-8 final score. Meadowbrook Christian pushed the score to 34-6 by the end of the third, a deficit Northumberland Christian had little chance of recovering from.
Belleville Mennonite better focus on containing Madalyn Fasnacht and Hannah Millett as the pair were huge in Meadowbrook Christian's win. Fasnacht went 8 of 16 en route to 21 points and five steals, while Millett went 5 for 6 on her way to 13 points in addition to six steals and five assists. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which Fasnacht has scored at least a third of Meadowbrook Christian's points.
Meadowbrook Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.8 points per game. As for Belleville Mennonite, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Belleville Mennonite lost to Meadowbrook Christian at home by a decisive 34-16 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fasnacht, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 steals. Now that Belleville Mennonite knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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