The Benedictine Bengals will head out to challenge the Hawken Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Benedictine has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 223 points over their last three games.
Last Saturday, Benedictine came up short against Cornerstone Christian and fell 78-70.
Meanwhile, Hawken suffered their biggest defeat since December 30, 2023 on Saturday. They lost 71-46 to Harding. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Raiders are ranked 22nd).
Benedictine has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points per game. As for Hawken, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2.
Benedictine skirted past Hawken 49-46 in their previous matchup back in January of 2016. Does Benedictine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hawken turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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