The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team saw its road woes continue with the start of a new year, as the Chargers lost to Juniata on Wednesday, 81-63 in Huntingdon, Pa. Lancaster Bible is back to the .500 mark at 5-5 overall, while the Eagles improved to 5-7. The Chargers are 1-3 in true road games this season, and 1-4 in all games away from Horst Athletic Center, while they have posted a 4-1 mark in Lancaster. 

How it Happened: The teams traded baskets over the first six minutes of the game, though each team had shooting woes. Lancaster Bible took a 7-4 lead on a 3-pointer from Tyler Hilton, but Juniata answered right back with a three from Nathan Markey. Markey's triple was the start of a 9-0 run, that was finally broken on a three-point play from the Chargers' Quentin Davis.
 
The Chargers trailed by as many as 11 midway through the opening quarter, but began to chip away, and Benny Raymond's 4-point play with 4:58 remaining cut the deficit to five, 25-20. The Eagles' lead grew back to 10 two minutes later, but again the Chargers fought back, and Jordan Shewbridge's 3-pointer with 45 seconds to play cut the Juniata advantage to five.
 
After trailing by six at halftime, the Chargers worked hard to try and trim the deficit even more, which they did on another 3-pointer from Shewbridge that made it a 40-38 game in favor of the Eagles. That would be the beginning of the end for the Chargers however, as Juniata used a 9-0 run to restore its 11-point advantage at 49-38.
 
Lancaster Bible's Isaac Beers drained a 3-pointer with 8:31 to play to cut the Chargers' deficit to 58-51, but it would as close as the Chargers would get the rest of the way, as Juniata went on an 11-0 scoring run to build a 69-51 advantage with just under five minutes to play.
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 37.7 percent (23-of-61) from the floor, including 13-of-35 from 3-point range…The Chargers were also 4-of-6 from the free throw line…Juniata shot 50 percent (26-of-52) from the field, including 8-of-19 from beyond the arc…The Eagles were 21-of-26 from the free throw line…Davis finished with a team-high 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting for the Chargers…Shewbridge added 18 points, as he was 6-of-12 from 3-point range…Raymond finished with seven points, while Hilton added six points…Britton Beach had three points six assists and five rebounds…Brandon Martinazzi had 21 points to lead Juniata.
 
The Coach Says: "We did a lot of things well tonight, but need to take care of the basketball," Lancaster Bible Head Coach Andrew Wingreen said. "We gave up lots of points off turnovers, and defensively we fouled too much, and gave them a lot of free throws."
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 0-5 all-time against Juniata…The Chargers lost to the Eagles, 57-54 in Lancaster last season…The 13 made 3-pointers are a season-high for the Chargers, and the third time this season Lancaster Bible has made double-digit 3-pointers in a game…The Chargers have posted 16 or more turnovers in each of their past five games…Lancaster Bible's 31 rebounds were its second-lowest output of the season…Davis posted 21 points for the second time this season, and has scored 15 or more points in six of his nine games played this season.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible heads to Cabrini on Saturday…Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.