The Bethel Christian Kings and the Yucaipa Thunderbirds squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Bethel Christian Kings had to settle for second. They took a serious blow against the Thunderbirds, falling 80-43. Bethel Christian was down 62-27 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
When it comes to explaining why Bethel Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Caden Spencer. Despite the final result, he scored 16 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Spencer has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Joseph Kyababchian, who scored six points along with six steals.
Jonathan Campbell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Yucaipa, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 22 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Campbell has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Young, who scored 13 points along with five assists and two steals.
Bethel Christian's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Yucaipa, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-14.
Bethel Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Yucaipa, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Lynwood at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Yucaipa's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matchups.
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