Wayne County is 0-4 against Benedictine since January of 2023 but things could change on Friday. The Wayne County Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to challenge the Benedictine Cadets at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wayne County came up into this matchup off a tough 36-point defeat on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Burke County by a score of 56-54 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Yellow Jackets have suffered since November 14, 2023.
Meanwhile, Benedictine was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 48-47 to Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic. The matchup marked the Cadets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Wayne County will have to contain Caleb Jones as he made an impact in Benedictine's last game. He went 9 of 16 on his way to 29 points and six rebounds. Jones has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last 36 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Williams, who posted eight points.
Wayne County is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7. As for Benedictine, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-2.
Wayne County took a serious blow against Benedictine in their previous matchup back in February, falling 78-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who went 12 of 19 on his way to 34 points and seven rebounds. Now that Wayne County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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