New Hampstead lost against Benedictine two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The New Hampstead Phoenix fell just short of the Benedictine Cadets by a score of 67-65. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Cadets are ranked 38th).
Caleb Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Benedictine, going 8 for 15 en route to 24 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Jones' evening made it 44 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was John Lilly, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards.
New Hampstead's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Benedictine, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-3.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Ware County the next time they take the court. New Hampstead will host Ware County at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Benedictine will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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