Preview: Benedictine Cadets vs. Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears
Benedictine has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Benedictine walked away with it. They walked away with a 65-58 win over the Jaguars on Wednesday.
It was another big night for Caleb Jones, who scored 30 points along with five rebounds. Jones is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of LaDon Bryant, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Holy Innocents Episcopal waltzed into their match on Wednesday with 13 straight wins but they left with 14. They enjoyed a cozy 63-49 victory over Whitewater. Given Holy Innocents Episcopal's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Whitewater is ranked 136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Benedictine pushed their record up to 17-7 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.
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