The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team lost its third straight contest on Wednesday night, as the Chargers lost to cross-county foe Elizabethtown, 96-86 in Elizabethtown, Pa. The loss drops the Chargers to 4-6 overall this season, while the Blue Jays improved to 7-4. 

How it Happened: The teams traded baskets over the first four minutes of the contest, as a layup from Jordan Shewbridge knotted the game at 8-8 just under four minutes into the contest. An 8-0 run by the Blue Jays followed over the next 1:25, but Lancaster Bible answered right back and went on a 13-1 run over the next five minutes to take a 21-17 advantage.

Lancaster Bible continued to build its lead later in the half, as a 3-pointer from Shewbridge and a layup from Andrew Zentner gave the Chargers a 39-27 lead with 3:05 remaining in the frame. After Elizabethtown cut the Chargers' advantage to nine with just over two minutes remaining, Grant Sareyka and Adam Stoltzfus ended the half with baskets for Lancaster Bible and gave the visitors a 46-32 edge at the break.

The second half was the complete opposite from the first, as Elizabethtown erased the Chargers' 14-point lead in less than four minutes after back-to-back free throws from Rance Russo knotted the score at 48-48. The teams went back-and-forth over the next several minutes, but Lancaster Bible finally gained back the upper hand with a 7-0 run midway through the half to take a 70-65 lead. Malachi McDowell, Shewbridge, and Isaiah Mitchell had baskets during the run, but the Blue Jays answered with a 6-0 run of their own and grabbed a 71-70 lead with 9:20 to play.

Zentner restored Lancaster Bible's lead at 72-71 with 9:03 remaining, but over the next 4:15 Elizabethtown used an 11-1 run to break the game open. The Chargers clawed back the rest of the way and got to within 89-86 with 1:11 to play after a 3-pointer from Grant Sarekya, but couldn't get any closer and the Blue Jays converted their free throws down the stretch to earn the 10-point win.

By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible shot 47.6 percent (30-of-63) from the floor, including 47.1 percent (8-of-17) from 3-point range...Elizabethtown shot 51.6 percent (32-of-62) from the field, including 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from beyond the arc...The Blue Jays held a 35-26 edge on the glass...Each team had 36 points in the paint...The game featured 14 lead changes...Shewbridge had 27 points to lead the Chargers and was a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line...Sareyka added 17 points for the Chargers, while McDowell finished with 14 points...Zentner was the fourth player in double figures for the Chargers with 11 points...Russo had 28 points for Elizabethtown to lead all scorers.

Information to Know: Lancaster Bible is now 3-7 all-time against Elizabethtown...This is the second straight high-scoring contest between the teams, as the Chargers defeated the Blue Jays 98-91 last season at the Horst Athletic Center...Shewbridge's 27 points are a season-high...Wednesday was the 16th time in Shewbridge's career he has had 25 or points in a game...Lancaster Bible shot 90 percent (18-of-20) from the free throw line on Wednesday, a season-best.

Up Next: Lancaster Bible returns to United East Conference play on Saturday, as the Chargers host Penn St. Berks at 3 p.m.