On Saturday, the Paraclete Spirits ended up a good deal behind the St. Bonaventure Seraphs and lost 82-66. While losing is never fun, the Spirits can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 798th, while the Seraphs are ranked 250th).
St. Bonaventure was led to victory by Charlie Adams and Mathew Wilson. Adams went 11 for 19 on his way to 30 points, while Wilson went 8 of 16 en route to 21 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Adams a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Seiden, who posted seven points along with five assists and five steals.
Paraclete has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for St. Bonaventure, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Paraclete will venture away from home to face off against Cathedral at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Paraclete knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Cathedral likes a good challenge. As for St. Bonaventure, they will head out to square off against Bishop Diego at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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