Belleview Christian played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Lyons Lions, falling 77-35. The Bruins were down 61-29 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, Belleview Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Justus Cunningham posted 12 points and seven rebounds. Isaiah Lumbreras also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steals of the season.
Caleb Christiansen was his usual excellent self, going 13 for 19 en route to 30 points and eight steals for Lyons. The match was Christiansen's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Payton Bolkovatz was another key player, going 5 of 6 on his way to 12 points and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Belleview Christian and nudges their season record down to 4-7. As for Lyons, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-4.
Belleview Christian will take on Gilpin County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Belleview Christian is facing Gilpin County at the right time seeing as Gilpin County is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Lyons, they will square off against Dayspring Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lyons' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
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