The Benedictine Bengals lost against the McDowell Trojans back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Benedictine took a 57-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of McDowell. Benedictine has not had much luck with McDowell recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Benedictine still got an impressive performance from Damone Darmond, who scored 14 points along with 6 rebounds. Mek Black was another key contributor, scoring 6 points along with 7 rebounds.
Benedictine's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for McDowell, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Benedictine will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Lake Catholic at 7:15 p.m. on December 12th. As for McDowell, they will take on Brashear at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
