The St. Ignatius Wildcats can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They blew past Benedictine 88-35 on the road. Winning may never get old, but St. Ignatius sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
St. Ignatius got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Damon Friery out in front who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Quinn Woidke was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with four steals.
Benedictine's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Damone Darmond, who scored six points, and Makell Byrd who scored six points.
Benedictine struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as St. Ignatius pulled down 12 offensive rebounds.
St. Ignatius pushed their record up to 17-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Benedictine, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Ignatius will take on Walsh Jesuit at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Ignatius knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 20 matchups -- so hopefully Walsh Jesuit likes a good challenge. As for Benedictine, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Euclid at 6:00 p.m. on February 10th. Benedictine is facing Euclid at the right time seeing as Euclid is stuck on a eight-game losing streak.
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