The Benson Bobcats waltzed into Tuesday's game with two straight wins but they left with three. They secured a 50-44 W over St. Augustine Catholic. That's another feather in the cap for Benson, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Leading Benson to victory were Kaylei Taylor and Jamey Darwin. Taylor dropped a double-double on 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Darwin scored 14 points along with 9 steals and 5 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Darwin has scored at least 25% of Benson's points. Aubrey Moon was another key contributor, scoring 10 points along with 3 steals.
When it comes to explaining why St. Augustine Catholic lost, one person who can't be blamed is Lourdes Gamez. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Carolina Georgelous, who scored 3 points along with 5 rebounds and 5 steals.
Benson's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for St. Augustine Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Benson won't have much time to rest: their next match is against St. David at 2:30 p.m. on November 22nd. Hopefully St. David focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday. St. Augustine Catholic's road trip will continue as they head out to face Santa Rita at 5:30 p.m. on November 28th.
