Bethesda Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 51-40 to the Tipton Blue Devils. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 73rd).
Tipton had a senior duo take command as Grady Carpenter went 8 for 16 on his way to 21 points and eight assists and Landon Spidel made all 7 shots he took for 16 points and five boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Carpenter has scored at least a third of Tipton's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson McFalls, who posted three points and five rebounds.
Bethesda Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Tipton, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Bethesda Christian will venture away from home to face off against International at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Tipton, they will head out to take on Wabash at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Wabash: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Tipton has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
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