The Lancaster Bible College men's basketball team snagged a win during their trip to Penn St. Berks on Tuesday night. The Chargers are now 17-7 overall and 14-1 in conference play, while the Lions fall to 7-14 overall and 5-9 in the conference.
 
How It Happened
At the start of the game, Lancaster Bible struggled to gain its footing against Penn St. Berks trailing 11-0. After over three minutes of play, Lancaster Bible guard Jordan Shewbridge was able to nail a three to put the Chargers on the board. Shortly after, the Chargers scored 15 unanswered behind eight straight points and two steals from Shewbridge, bringing them to an 18-13 lead. Nine minutes into the half, junior guard Jordan Praylow hit a three to give the Chargers a 25-19 lead. The teams battled, trading baskets back and forth, but Charger guard Grant Sareyka got two straight buckets to give Lancaster Bible a 38-28 lead with 5:29 remaining in the first. To cap off a strong first-half performance, Sareyka hit his third three-pointer of the game as Lancaster Bible ended the half leading 52-36.
 
To start the second half, junior forward Andrew Zentner added his eighth point off the bench with a layup on the Chargers' first possession. Lancaster Bible guard Seth Beers then showed his passing skills with three straight assists, each one going to a different teammate. Senior forward Ethan Beachy gave the Chargers a 73-48 by drilling a three with 13:23 left in the half. Sareyka kept the Chargers rolling after making a layup, giving him his 24^th point with just under a quarter of the game left. With 5:52 remaining, Zentner finished a tough layup while being fouled, giving him 18 on the night and bringing Lancaster Bible to a 91-61 lead. Just two minutes later, Zentner grabbed a steal and got a bucket on the other end to give him 21 on the night. With under a minute left, Praylow gave the Chargers their largest lead of the game and continued his perfect shooting game. Lancaster Bible would go on to defeat Penn St. Berks 102-69.
 
By the Numbers
Lancaster Bible shot 66.2% (43-65) from the field, while Penn St. Berks shot 35.9% (23-64) … Grant Sareyka had a game-high 24 points shooting perfectly, from inside the arc along with 4 three-pointers… Jordan Praylow shot a perfect six for six and had a career-high 15 points… Andrew Zentner had 21 points (10-12 FG), 15 rebounds, and three blocks… The Chargers bench scored 46 points… Josh Garner led Penn St. Berks in scoring with 13, and teammate Matthew Gingerich added 12.
 
Information to Know
Lancaster Bible extends their win streak to ten in a row. The Chargers tied their season-high in first-half points after putting up an outstanding 52. Grant Sareyka is now just eight points shy of reaching 1,000 career points following his 24-point performance. After tonight's win, Lancaster Bible has now won ten straight against Penn St. Berks.
 
Up Next
The Chargers will head back home on Saturday, February 18^th at 3:00 p.m. against Penn St. Abington as they look to end the regular season on a high note.