Canyon suffered their closest defeat since November 22, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Crean Lutheran Saints by a score of 58-56. The loss continues a trend for the Comanches in their matchups with the Saints: they've now lost three in a row.
Several Comanches players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brandon Benjamin, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 boards. That was a full 33.9% of Canyon's points, marking the 13th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Pierce Haugen, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 11 points and seven rebounds.
Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Crean Lutheran, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-11.
Canyon wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 64-56 victory against Cypress on the 5th. Crean Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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