You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Bethany Christian's strategy against Faith Christian on Friday. Everything went Bethany Christian's way against Faith Christian as Bethany Christian made off with a 62-40 win. Bethany Christian has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Leading Bethany Christian to victory were Nathaniel Byers and Luca Halalau. Byers went 10 for 22 en route to 27 points, while Halalau almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which Byers has scored at least a third of Bethany Christian's points. Micah Wise was another key player, putting up seven points and seven boards.
Despite the loss, Faith Christian still got an impressive performance from Isaac Kaynor, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Kincer, who posted six points in addition to five rebounds and three blocks.
| 01/31/25 vs Faith Christian | 62-40 |
| 01/28/25 @ Springfield Christian Academy | 75-51 |
| 01/24/25 vs Rochester Hills Christian | 62-58 |
| 01/21/25 vs CHASE | 71-50 |
| 01/17/25 @ Faith Baptist | 56-54 |
| + 4 more games |
The victory (which was Bethany Christian's ninth in a row) raised their record to 9-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for Faith Christian, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-9.
Bethany Christian will face off against Austin Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Faith Christian, they will square off against Faith Baptist at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Faith Baptist will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Faith Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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