After flying high against St. Andrew's last Saturday, Benedictine came back down to earth. The Benedictine Cadets fell 57-50 to the Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cadets came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 28th in Georgia, while the Raiders and Ragdolls are ranked 87th in Pennsylvania).
| 12/27/24 vs Archbishop Ryan | 22 |
| 12/21/24 vs St. Andrew's | 30 |
| 12/20/24 @ Savannah Christian | 30 |
| 12/14/24 vs Hilton Head Island | 28 |
| 12/10/24 @ Hilton Head Island | 30 |
When it comes to explaining why Benedictine lost, don't look at Caleb Jones. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards. Jones has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last 34 times he's played. John Lilly was another key player, going 6 of 10 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds.
Leading Archbishop Ryan to victory were Brandon Russell and Matt Johnson. Russell went 7 of 13 on his way to 21 points along with four blocks and three steals, while Johnson posted 14 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Semaj Stone, who put up seven points and three blocks.
Benedictine moved to 8-1 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak. As for Archbishop Ryan, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.
Benedictine didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-47 victory against Charlotte Latin on the 28th. As for Archbishop Ryan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 71-49 loss against Bishop Kenny on the 28th.
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