This season hasn't been kind to the Piper Bengals, who are still winless after their 11th match. They took a 42-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Monsignor Pace on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Piper can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 650th, while Monsignor Pace is ranked 227th).
Monsignor Pace's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jordan Moshe led the charge by scoring 13 points along with nine rebounds. The contest was Moshe 's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jabari Dukes , who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds.
Piper's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Monsignor Pace, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Piper is on the road again on Friday and play against North Miami Beach at 5:30 p.m. on December 29th. Hopefully North Miami Beach focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Thursday. Monsignor Pace won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Monarch at 5:30 p.m. on December 29th. Monarch is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
