01/18/25 @ Wayne County | 23 |
01/17/25 @ Ware County | 24 |
01/14/25 vs New Hampstead | 30 |
01/11/25 vs Calvary Day | 32 |
01/07/25 vs Perry | 19 |
Benedictine won the last time they faced Wayne County, and Caleb Jones did his part to make sure it happened again. The Benedictine Cadets strolled past the Wayne County Yellow Jackets with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 64-49 thanks in part to Jones, who went 8 for 16 en route to 23 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 43 games he's played dating back to last season.
The team also got some help courtesy of John Lilly, who made all 7 shots he took to post 15 points and eight boards. Those 15 points gave him a new career-high.
Despite the loss, Wayne County still got an impressive performance from Dwayne Smith, who posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Gavin Hilton, who had nine points.
Benedictine is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Wayne County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
Benedictine will venture away from home to face off against Perry at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Benedictine's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests. Wayne County has already played their next match (against Warner Robins), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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