The Peninsula Catholic Knights entered their tilt with the Benedictine Cadets with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Peninsula Catholic skirted past Benedictine 51-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Peninsula Catholic has posted yet this season.
Peninsula Catholic's win on Wednesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaylen Wynn, who scored 19 points along with two blocks. Wynn has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of EJ Joyner, who scored 14 points.
Peninsula Catholic's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-7. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.2 points per game. As for Benedictine, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Peninsula Catholic will take on Norfolk Collegiate at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Benedictine, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Saint John Paul the Great Catholic at 6:00 p.m. Saint John Paul the Great Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 matches -- so hopefully Benedictine likes a good challenge.
