Seton Catholic suffered their biggest loss since December 7, 2024 on Saturday. They were dealt a 59-31 defeat at the hands of the Benjamin Franklin Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Sentinels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Chargers are ranked 49th).
Several Sentinels players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ryan Morris, who posted eight points.
Benjamin Franklin got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Talan Speir out in front who went 6 of 10 on his way to 12 points. Speir continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Taylor, who put up 11 points.

Sentinels
01/04/25 vs Benjamin Franklin | 31-59 |
01/03/25 vs Show Low | 50-47 |
01/03/25 vs Kingman Academy | 70-67 |
01/02/25 vs Baboquivari | 72-59 |
01/02/25 vs Blue Ridge | 61-56 |
With the loss, Seton Catholic broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-8. As for Benjamin Franklin, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-1.
Seton Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 56-49 victory against Thatcher on the 4th. Benjamin Franklin has also already played their next contest, a 60-58 win against Marana on the 4th.
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