GOSHEN – The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team dropped a 47-31 final at Bethany Christian Tuesday night.

The Cougars trailed just 24-16 at halftime before being outscored by a 23-15 count in the second half.

Hope Fancil continued her strong scoring as she led the Cougars with 16 points.

The trio of Brady Gross, Jess Slone and Anna Reimink each had four points for LCA. Gross had 11 rebounds, while Slone had eight and Reimink four.

Anya Kauffman scored 12 points and Tarynn Clark 11 to pace the winners. Bethany, which has won five in a row, improves to 7-3.

LCA, now 4-6, hosts South Bend Trinity Saturday afternoon. Bethany Christian plays at Clinton Christian Thursday night.