Benedictine falls despite strong effort from Caleb Jones

By Team Reports Mar 5, 2024, 11:31am

Recap: Benedictine Cadets vs. Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Benedictine Cadets can now relate to. They fell 52-45 to the Golden Bears on Saturday. Benedictine's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

When it comes to explaining why Benedictine lost, one person who can't be blamed is Caleb Jones. Despite the final result, he scored 20 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 44.4% of Benedictine's points, marking the 15th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. LaDon Bryant was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds and two blocks.

It was another big night for Caleb Wilson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 20 rebounds for Holy Innocents Episcopal. Wilson has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last 17 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Will Hopkins, who scored 12 points.

Benedictine's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season.

Benedictine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, they will challenge North Oconee at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Oconee is coming into the contest with six straight wins on the road, so Holy Innocents Episcopal will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.

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