Basketball Recap: Saturday's Defeat Ends Porter-Gaud's Winning Streak

If Porter-Gaud was feeling good fresh off their 75-34 takedown of Baptist Hill on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Porter-Gaud Cyclones fell to the Ben Lippen Falcons 64-58. The matchup was a 29-29 toss-up at halftime, but the Cyclones couldn't quite close it out.

Cyclones

Previous 5 Games

01/04/25 @ Ben Lippen	58-64
01/03/25 @ Baptist Hill	75-34
12/30/24 vs Peninsula Catholic	65-51
12/28/24 vs Franklin County	61-55
12/27/24 vs Catholic	47-75

The loss snapped Porter-Gaud's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-5 record. As for Ben Lippen, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Porter-Gaud will face off against Palmetto Christian Academy at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Porter-Gaud's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games. As for Ben Lippen, they will challenge Cardinal Newman at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cardinal Newman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season.