The Banning Lewis Academy Stallions had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Rye 68-43. Banning Lewis Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.
Banning Lewis Academy was led to victory by Trey Oden and Joseph Bjegovich. Oden scored 21 points along with five rebounds, while Bjegovich scored 22 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bjegovich has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Jones, who scored five points along with ten rebounds and two steals.
When it comes to explaining why Rye lost on Saturday, one person who can't be blamed is Brandon Benz. Despite the final result, he scored 23 points along with two steals.
Even though they lost, Rye smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Banning Lewis Academy only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
Banning Lewis Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Rye, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
Banning Lewis Academy is on the road again on Friday and plays Montezuma-Cortez at 5:30 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Banning Lewis Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Saturday. Rye will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against SkyView Academy at 7:30 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Rye focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Saturday.
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