Fremont Preview

Details: August 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM. To be played at Fremont High School.

Last Season Review: Last season we defeated the Eagles 5-0 here at Bethany. It represented the triumphant return of Johnny Kauffman to the Bruin lineup after his prolonged back injury. Also, it was the match in which we lost the least games total as a team, tied with the Lakeland match.

Fremont Details: Fremont will have played only 1-2 matches this season, but did play in a three team round robin tournament this weekend. They finished last in that tournament, falling behind Prairie Heights, Leo, and Fort Wayne South Side (Leo won). In that tournament, they only won two individual positions, 1 match at #3S and 1 match at #1D.

Bethany Christian Details: Bethany Christian stands at 2-2 on the season. We come off a 5-0 victory over Mishawaka in which we only lost 8 games total as a varsity. It was a good performance, and welcome after losing two matches in the first week of the season to state ranked teams.

Projected Matchups:
#1S - Ben Mast (BC) vs. Mason Hallman (F)
#2S - Seth Krabill (BC) vs. Ryan Palmerton (F)
#3S - Mikey Kelly (BC) vs. Tyler Jenkins (F)
#1D - Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller (BC) vs. Matt Wilcox/Adam Stukey (F)
#2D - Nick Rebec/Russell Klassen (BC) vs. Brandon Miller/Jake Bryant (F)

Outlook: We come in with a fairly strong and confident team, and will need to remained focused throughout these matches. Fremont lost a lot of players from last year, as did we, so our JV should see some familiar faces on the court. We handled the JV match fairly easily last year, and so I would expect that experience to translate over to this year's match. We will need to work hard on our mental game, staying focused and keeping our energy up. These are challenges that we expect to work on for the rest of the season.