The Benedictine Bengals will head out to challenge the Lutheran East Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Benedictine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season.
Lutheran East will be up against a hot Benedictine team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Benedictine strolled past Trinity with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 65-51.
Benedictine got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Noah Whisler out in front who went 6 of 13 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Meitin, who posted 18 points.
Meanwhile, Lutheran East faced St. Ignatius in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Lutheran East lost to St. Ignatius at home by a 66-51 margin. It was the first time this season that the Falcons let down their fans at home.
Benedictine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Lutheran East, their loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-4.
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