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Benton Independence

Bobcats

Mustangs

The Independence (IA) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 43-38.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Benton	-	-	-	-	38
Independence	-	-	-	-	43

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Matchup Info

Game Story

Iowa High School Basketball - Benton can't hold off Independence

January 10, 2025: Independence, IA 50644

The Independence Mustangs nipped the visiting Benton Bobcats basketball squad by a final score of 43-38 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Mustangs face the West Delaware Hawks (Manchester, IA) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, January 14. Independence will attempt to upgrade on its 6-5 season record. The Hawks enter the outing with a 2-9 record after their 64-37 non-league loss to Wahlert (Dubuque, IA).

The Bobcats (3-8) will now prepare for their outing against South Tama County (Tama, IA). The Trojans enter the WAMAC - West outing with a 1-9 record. In their last outing, South Tama County was nipped by Solon (Solon, IA), 92-23, in a non-league outing.

Benton @ Independence Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 10, 2025 @ 7:30p

Independence High School

The Independence (IA) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 43-38.

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Rankings & Records

Benton (24-25)

IA	Class
250	54

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
6-16	3-6	3-10	3-6	.273	.333	1,106	1,261

Independence (24-25)

IA	Class
234	53

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
9-16	2-6	7-5	2-10	0-1	.360	.250	1,379	1,574

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Benton	13.0	16.0	8.0	18.0	50.3
Independence	16.0	18.0	14.5	8.5	55.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Benton	4-11		Independence	4-14

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/6/24	Benton	West Delaware	(L) 56-42	1/14/25	Independence	West Delaware	(L) 67-61
				1/30/25	West Delaware	Independence
				2/8/25	West Delaware	Independence	(W) 65-46
12/10/24	Mt. Vernon	Benton	(L) 56-42	1/17/25	Independence	Mt. Vernon	(L) 59-32
				2/3/25	Mt. Vernon	Independence	(L) 66-46
12/13/24	Benton	Solon	(L) 66-46	1/21/25	Solon	Independence	(L) 67-51
				2/7/25	Independence	Solon	(L) 69-53
12/17/24	Benton	Vinton-Shellsburg	(W) 62-52	12/10/24	Independence	Vinton-Shellsburg	(L) 74-57
1/24/25	Vinton-Shellsburg	Benton	(L) 67-32	1/6/25	Vinton-Shellsburg	Independence	(W) 56-53
12/20/24	Grinnell	Benton	(W) 41-37	1/7/25	Independence	Grinnell	(L) 53-49
1/28/25	Benton	Grinnell	(L) 52-48
1/7/25	Marion	Benton	(L) 65-51	12/20/24	Marion	Independence	(W) 57-49
				1/28/25	Independence	Marion
				2/18/25	Independence	Marion	(L) 78-60
1/7/25	Marion/Newton Christian Academy	Benton	(L) 65-51	12/20/24	Marion/Newton Christian Academy	Independence	(W) 57-49
				1/28/25	Independence	Marion/Newton Christian Academy
				2/18/25	Independence	Marion/Newton Christian Academy	(L) 78-60
1/14/25	South Tama County	Benton	(W) 74-39	12/6/24	South Tama County	Independence	(L) 76-43
1/31/25	Benton	South Tama County
2/18/25	South Tama County	Benton
1/17/25	Benton	Clear Creek-Amana	(L) 69-38	12/13/24	Clear Creek-Amana	Independence	(L) 71-64
2/4/25	Clear Creek-Amana	Benton	(L) 78-43
1/21/25	Williamsburg	Benton	(L) 53-50	2/11/25	Independence	Williamsburg	(L) 66-56
2/7/25	Benton	Williamsburg	(W) 65-59
2/11/25	Center Point-Urbana	Benton	(L) 68-53	12/17/24	Independence	Center Point-Urbana	(L) 61-41
				1/24/25	Center Point-Urbana	Independence	(L) 60-54

Record Breakdown

Benton (24-25)		Independence (24-25)
6-16	Overall	9-16
3-6	League	2-6
3-10	Non-League	7-10
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
4-11	Common Opponent	4-14
3-10	Home	7-5
3-6	Away	2-10
0-0	Neutral	0-1
0-0	Playoff	0-0
6-16	In-State	9-16
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0