St. Edward lost against Benjamin back in February of 2016 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The St. Edward's Pirates fell just short of the Benjamin Buccaneers by a score of 48-45.
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayzere Cannon, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Simmonds, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
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Even though they lost, St. Edward's smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in ten consecutive matchups.
Benjamin was led to victory by Logan Buchanan and Drew Buchanan. Logan dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards, while Drew dropped a double-double on 12 points and 17 rebounds. Drew is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. Tristan Cameron was another key player, putting up six points and five rebounds.
St. Edward's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Benjamin, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-10.
St. Edward's has already played their next contest, a 67-53 win against St. Petersburg Catholic on the 17th. As for Benjamin, they will square off against Miami Country Day at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Miami Country Day has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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