Banner Christian hasn't had much luck against Benedictine recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. Banner Christian will square off against the Benedictine Cadets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Banner Christian is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 14, 2024 on Monday. They had to suffer through a 80-45 loss at the hands of Steward. Banner Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-26.
Meanwhile, Benedictine came up short against St. Christopher's on Tuesday and fell 61-52. While losing is never fun, the Cadets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Saints are ranked fourth).
Banner Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9. As for Benedictine, they dropped their record down to 8-16 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Banner Christian was dealt a bruising 78-32 loss at the hands of Benedictine in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Banner Christian was down 45-22.
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