Santa Clara lost against St. Bonaventure last Friday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Santa Clara Saints took a hard 75-56 fall against the St. Bonaventure Seraphs. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1010th, while the Seraphs are ranked 179th).
Jj Ward
| 02/05/25 vs St. Bonaventure | 29 |
| 02/03/25 vs Dunn | 16 |
| 01/31/25 @ St. Bonaventure | 26 |
| 01/29/25 vs Bishop Diego | 26 |
| 01/24/25 @ Dunn | 34 |
| 01/20/25 @ Channel Islands | 20 |
Despite the loss, Santa Clara saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jj Ward went 11 for 20 to rack up 29 points and seven boards. Ward is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last six games he's played. Gio Gude was another key player, putting up 12 points.
It was another big night for Mathew Wilson, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 22 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals for St. Bonaventure. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Adams, who posted 16 points and seven boards.
Santa Clara's defeat dropped their record down to 6-22. As for St. Bonaventure, they pushed their record up to 22-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Santa Clara does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Bonaventure, they will venture away from home to take on Verbum Dei Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on February 12th. Verbum Dei Jesuit knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 contests -- so hopefully St. Bonaventure likes a good challenge.
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