The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team dropped its second straight game on Monday night, falling to longtime rival Cairn, 114-81 in Langhorne, Pa. The loss sends the Chargers to 1-4 overall this season, while the Highlanders improved to 3-3.
 
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible led early in the contest, 4-3, and then tied the game at 6-6 on a layup from William Afoakwah 2:44 into the opening half, but that would be the last time the game would be tied, as Cairn embarked on a 19-3 run over the next six minutes, and led 25-9 with 11:34 remaining in the half.
 
The Highlanders' lead nearly stretched to 20 on multiple occasions, but a short Lancaster Bible run with just over seven minutes to play in the half cut the deficit to 13, as Britton Beachy knocked down a 3-pointer to cut Cairn's lead to 40-27. The teams traded baskets the rest of the half, and Lancaster Bible trailed, 58-43 after 20 minutes of play.
 
Things went from bad to worse for the Chargers in the second half, as the teams traded buckets for the first 10 minutes, but Cairn eventually grew the lead to 20 midway through the half, and extended it to almost 30 with six minutes to play.
 
Statistically Speaking: Lancaster Bible shot 43.8 percent (28-of-64) from the field, including 35 percent (7-of-20) from 3-point range…Cairn shot 61.2 percent (41-of-67) from the floor, and 64.7 percent (11-of-17) from beyond the arc…The Highlanders outscored the Chargers, 60-30 in the paint…Lancaster Bible held a 42-29 edge in bench points…Jackson Henri led the Chargers with 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while Beachy had 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting…Tyler Norris was the only other player in double figures, as he had 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting…Jordan Shewbridge added nine points, as did Kobe Devine…Afoakwah had six points and a team-high seven rebounds…Jeremiah Harris had a game-high 40 points for the Highlanders.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 29-61 all-time against Cairn…The Highlanders defeated the Chargers, 75-72 last season in Lancaster, Pa…Monday marked the 90^th all-time meeting between the two teams, as the series dates back to the 1975-76 season…The 114 points are the first time the Chargers have given up 100 or more points since Jan. 6, 2011 when Franklin & Marshall defeated Lancaster Bible, 109-51…The 114 points are the most allowed since early in the 2006-07 season when Mount Aloysius downed the Chargers, 116-107…Henri has scored in double figures in two of his five games this season, while Norris has scored 10 or more points in four of five games this season.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible has the rest of the week off for Thanksgiving and returns to action on Tuesday, December 3, as the Chargers host Cabrini at 7 p.m.