Benson lost against Desert Christian back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Benson Bobcats took a 52-35 bruising from the Desert Christian Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Eagles are ranked 139th).
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Several Bobcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jason Santo, who posted five points and three steals. Those three steals gave Santo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Harley Vanwormer, who earned six points.
Even though they lost, Benson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 14 consecutive contests.
Tyson Dobbins was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 12 to rack up 26 points in addition to eight boards and four blocks for Desert Christian. The game was Dobbins' sixth in a row with at least 16 points. Cooper Payne was another key player, putting up nine points and five rebounds.
Benson has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-19 record this season. As for Desert Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season.
As of now, neither Benson nor Desert Christian have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
