The St. Bonaventure Seraphs had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top against Moorpark by a score of 61-51. Given St. Bonaventure's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while Moorpark is ranked 780th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dylan Benner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 32 points and 15 rebounds. Those 32 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Goodcase, who scored 11 points.
St. Bonaventure's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Moorpark, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.
St. Bonaventure will take on Higley in a holiday battle at 12:00 p.m. on Monday at. Higley has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 380 points over their last six games. Moorpark won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against San Luis Obispo at 3:00 p.m. on December 16th. San Luis Obispo is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.