The Bethany Christian Bruins's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Westview Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Bethany Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 30 on Tuesday.
Bethany Christian is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Central Noble on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bethany Christian was outmatched by Central Noble on the road and fell 45-5.
Karlee Crume was Bethany Christian's leading scorer, having posted four points.
Amari Yoder Lind held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Ellie Morris took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, Westview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 42-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Goshen.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Janissa Lehman, who earned 13 points in addition to six rebounds. That was a full 43.3% of Westview's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Maddie Grossman, who earned five points plus five blocks.
Bethany Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Westview, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Bethany Christian has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Westview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.2. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Bethany Christian strolled past Westview in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a score of 46-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bethany Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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