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The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Solon (IA) by a score of 36-33.

Game Details: Benton Community High School

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Solon----36
Benton----33
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Iowa High School Basketball - Solon edges Benton

January 4, 2024: Van Horne, IA 52346

The Solon Spartans (Solon, IA) basketball nipped the host Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA), 36-33 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Spartans (10-1) will now prepare for their test against Iowa City West (Iowa City, IA). The Trojans go into the non-league test with a 5-3 record. In their last test, Iowa City West got by Xavier (Cedar Rapids, IA), 59-42, in a league test.

The Bobcats now own a 6-4 record. They play next when they travel to Independence for a WAMAC - West test on Tuesday, January 9. Benton will encounter a Mustangs squad coming off a 50-29 league win over South Tama County (Tama, IA). The Mustangs record now stands at 3-8.

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    Rankings & Records

    Solon (23-24)

    IAClass
    72
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    24-33-18-29-17-0.889.7501,698970

    Benton (23-24)

    IAClass
    349
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    18-79-38-57-23-0.720.7501,328995

    Team Scoring Averages

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    Solon
    ----62.9
    Benton
    ----53.1

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    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Solon15-3Benton15-5
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    12/1/23SolonWilliamsburg(W) 71-4312/15/23WilliamsburgBenton(W) 60-58
    1/23/24BentonWilliamsburg(W) 47-34
    2/14/24WilliamsburgBenton(W) 52-46
    12/5/23Vinton-ShellsburgSolon(W) 61-201/18/24BentonVinton-Shellsburg(W) 49-32
    1/30/24Vinton-ShellsburgBenton(W) 56-23
    12/8/23GrinnellSolon(W) 56-211/16/24GrinnellBenton(W) 50-29
    2/2/24GrinnellBenton(W) 56-31
    12/12/23Clear Creek-AmanaSolon(L) 58-3712/19/23BentonClear Creek-Amana(L) 67-42
    1/26/24Clear Creek-AmanaBenton(L) 60-37
    12/15/23MarionSolon(W) 60-3212/12/23MarionBenton(L) 71-69
    1/23/24SolonMarion(L) 48-45
    12/19/23SolonCenter Point-Urbana(W) 64-3611/21/23BentonCenter Point-Urbana(W) 45-44
    1/26/24Center Point-UrbanaSolon(W) 79-39
    12/21/23Mid-PrairieSolon(W) 72-2911/28/23BentonMid-Prairie(W) 66-45
    1/11/24SolonSouth Tama County(W) 86-161/19/24BentonSouth Tama County(W) 75-24
    2/6/24South Tama CountyBenton(W) 68-9
    2/10/24South Tama CountyBenton(W) 57-19
    1/12/24SolonWest Delaware12/8/23West DelawareBenton(W) 54-51
    1/13/24SolonWest Delaware
    1/30/24West DelawareSolon(W) 70-41
    2/3/24SolonWest Delaware(W) 72-36
    1/16/24Mt. VernonSolon(L) 44-3712/5/23BentonMt. Vernon(L) 53-45
    2/2/24SolonMt. Vernon(W) 55-54
    1/19/24SolonIndependence(W) 87-281/15/24BentonIndependence(W) 58-32
    2/6/24IndependenceSolon(W) 71-20
    1/27/24ReginaSolon(W) 84-4211/30/23ReginaBenton(W) 49-46
    2/29/24SolonDes Moines Christian(W) 49-252/26/24Des Moines ChristianBenton(L) 49-46

    Record Breakdown

    Solon (23-24)

    Benton (23-24)

    24-3
    Overall
    18-7
    3-1
    League
    9-3
    16-2
    Non-League
    7-3
    1-0
    Head to Head
    0-1
    15-3
    Common Opponent
    15-5
    8-2
    Home
    8-5
    9-1
    Away
    7-2
    7-0
    Neutral
    3-0
    5-0
    Playoff
    2-1
    24-3
    In-State
    18-7
    0-0
    Out-of-State
    0-0