This season hasn't been kind to the South Philadelphia Rams, who are still winless after their fifth contest. They lost to Benjamin Franklin at home by a decisive 74-59 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, South Philadelphia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 678th, while Benjamin Franklin is ranked 248th).
Benjamin Franklin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nazire Johnson led the charge by scoring 20 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. The contest was Johnson's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kneco Hill, who scored 18 points along with seven steals.
South Philadelphia bumped their record down to 0-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Benjamin Franklin, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
South Philadelphia will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Strawberry Mansion at 3:15 p.m. on January 4, 2024. Strawberry Mansion has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 0-3 during that stretch of close contests. Benjamin Franklin will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Sayre at 3:15 p.m. on January 4, 2024.
