Players to Watch: Mount Michael Benedictine at South Sioux City Cardinals

<p>Today's game features the Mount Michael Benedictine Knights at the South Sioux City Cardinals. The Knights come in at an 11-3 record while the Cardinals play today with a record of 1-13. Overall, it should be a slow-paced matchup with a focus on rebounding and inside play. The top-four players to watch today are:</p> <p><strong>Mount Michael Benedictine</strong></p> <p><u>#40 <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/kaleb-brink/"><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/kaleb-brink/">Kaleb Brink</a></a></u></p> <p>Coming in today’s game, the Junior is the clear star for the knights. Leading the team with 16.0 PPG and 6.8 RPG, Brink has been hard to stop for most teams. He will be looking to utilize his size to exploit any matchup that comes his way tonight and secure a win against the Cardinals.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">#33 <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/brad-bennett/"><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/brad-bennett/">Brad Bennett</a></a></span></p> <p>The other player to watch for Mount Michael Benedictine is the sharpshooting junior. Coming in today's game averaging 33% from 3-point, Bennett hasn't been afraid to shoot the ball. Look for him to continue shooting around 6 shots from deep tonight to continue his 11-game streak of having at least one 3-pointer.</p> <p><strong>South Sioux City</strong></p> <p><u>#4 Jacob Aitken </u></p> <p>Leading the Cardinals in points is Senior Jacob Aitken who is averaging 14.5 PPG. At Power Forward, Aitken is also leading the team in RPG with 5.6. Aitken has been nearly impossible to stop in the interior and will look to earn his 10th straight game with double-digit points. He will be looked to contribute often to try and pull off an upset against the Knights.</p> <p><u>#15 Kaden Sailors</u></p> <p>Leading the Cardinals is the other half of the Senior tandem with Point Guard Kaden Sailors (14.4 PPG). Although Aitken is the team leader in points, Sailors currently has the hot hand scoring 21 points in each of his last two games. Sailors is also second on the team in RPG with 3.3. Look for Sailors to be all over the court shooting 3-pointers and grabbing rebounds.</p>