Benedictine fought the good fight in their overtime game against Lake Catholic on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lake Catholic Cougars by a score of 74-71. The Bengals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Cross Nimmo was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 11 boards for Lake Catholic. With that strong performance, Nimmo is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Aiden Webb was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Benedictine's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Lake Catholic, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Benedictine will be playing at home against Cornerstone Christian at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lake Catholic, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lake Catholic Cougars challenge the Elyria Catholic Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lake Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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