Wayne County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against the Benedictine Cadets, falling 73-51. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Cadets are ranked 40th).
It was another big night for Caleb Jones, who made all 11 shots he took racking up 34 points along with six rebounds and three steals for Benedictine. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Benedictine's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Williams, who posted 11 points.
Wayne County's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Benedictine, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Wayne County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-54 defeat against Pierce County on the 4th. As for Benedictine, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 67-46 victory against May River on the 4th.
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