DeMotte Christian suffered their closest defeat since December 9, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Pioneer Panthers by a score of 44-41. The Knights were not able to make up for their loss to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Despite the loss, DeMotte Christian still got an impressive performance from Tanyon Bakker, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 18 points. The dominant performance also gave Bakker a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Titus Terpstra, who posted seven points.
DeMotte Christian is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7. As for Pioneer, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
DeMotte Christian has already played their next game, a 41-38 defeat against Wheeler on the 18th. As for Pioneer, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-34 loss against Carroll on the 18th.
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