The Bethesda Christian Patriots had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.4 points), and they went ahead and made it 12 on Thursday. They snuck past Terre Haute South Vigo with a 63-58 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bethesda Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sam Mlagan, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mlagan has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Douglas, who scored 13 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Terre Haute South Vigo lost, one person who can't be blamed is Zayvion Baker. Despite the final result, he scored 23 points along with seven assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Christopher Herrin, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Bethesda Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Terre Haute South Vigo, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Bethesda Christian's road trip will continue as they head out to face Traders Point Christian at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully Traders Point Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 last Tuesday. As for Terre Haute South Vigo, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Parke Heritage at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. The timing is sure in Parke Heritage's favor as the team sits on ten straight wins at home while Terre Haute South Vigo has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
