The Belleview Christian Bruins will head out on the road to take on the Peetz Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Belleview Christian will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 38) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-52 victory over Union Colony Prep.
Belleview Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kentrell Beasley led the charge by going 6 for 11 on his way to 17 points and six boards. Justus Cunningham was another key player, putting up 12 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peetz). They took down Caliche 69-51 on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Peetz's win came from a few key players Belleview Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Rhyder Bayne, who went 12 of 22 en route to 29 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Schumacher, who went 8 for 20 on his way to 22 points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Belleview Christian's record now sits at 6-7. As for Peetz, their record is now 12-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Belleview Christian has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 33.5 boards per game. However, it's not like Peetz struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.6 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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