Bethel Christian Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Haywood Christian Academy Red Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bethel Christian Academy's defense has only allowed 28.3 points per game this season, so Haywood Christian Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, the Eagles earned a 40-29 victory over the Crusaders.
The Eagles can attribute much of their success to Lexi Mendez, who scored 19 points along with two steals, and Cherish Carson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mendez has scored at least a third of the Eagles' points.
Haywood Christian Academy played against Bethel Christian Academy and lost via forfeit.
The Eagles are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Haywood Christian Academy, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
Bethel Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Haywood Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 36-25. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bethel Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
