Benson lost against Morenci two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Benson Bobcats fell 59-47 to the Morenci Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 95th).
01/28/25 vs Morenci | 11 |
01/23/25 @ Bisbee | 10 |
01/21/25 vs St. Augustine Catholic | 13 |
01/16/25 @ Santa Rita | 8 |
01/15/25 @ Morenci | 10 |
01/14/25 vs Baboquivari | 10 |
Despite the loss, Benson still got an impressive performance from Dawson Judd, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards. Judd is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jason Santo, who posted eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Morenci to victory, but perhaps none more so than Adrian McCallum, who put up 13 points. Those 13 points gave McCallum a new career-high. Aymen Abdulqader was another key player, putting up 11 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Benson and nudges their season record down to 8-17. As for Morenci, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 20-3.
Benson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-39 win against San Miguel on the 30th. As for Morenci, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-50 victory against Tombstone on the 30th.
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