The Temple Baptist Eagles fought the good fight in their overtime game against Bethel Christian Academy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the 36-32. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Temple Baptist in their matchups with Bethel Christian Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Cherish Carson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bethel Christian Academy, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 25 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Carson has scored at least 25% of Bethel Christian Academy's points. Lexi Mendez was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with 4 steals.
Temple Baptist's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Bethel Christian Academy, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Temple Baptist will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bethel Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on January 23, 2024. As for Bethel Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
