The Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They took a 66-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Iroquois/Lake Preston. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, Sunshine Bible Academy still got an impressive performance from Trey Thieman, who scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Thieman has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dominic Kalacinski, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Sunshine Bible Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Sunshine Bible Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Iroquois/Lake Preston, their win bumped their record up to 2-10.
Sunshine Bible Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Wolsey-Wessington at 7:15 p.m. on January 23rd. The timing is sure in Wolsey-Wessington's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Sunshine Bible Academy has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. Iroquois/Lake Preston will take on Castlewood at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
