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Mt. VernonBenton

Mustangs
55
Bobcats
45

The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Mt. Vernon (IA) by a score of 55-45.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mt. Vernon----55
Benton----45
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Game Story

Iowa High School Basketball - Benton knocked off by Mt. Vernon

December 5, 2023: Van Horne, IA 52346

The Mt. Vernon Mustangs basketball team scored 55 points and held the host Benton Bobcats to 45 in the Mustangs non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Mustangs now sport a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Vinton-Shellsburg for a non-league contest on Friday, December 8. Mt. Vernon will battle a Vikings team coming off a 77-38 non-league loss to Solon (Solon, IA). The Vikings record now stands at 2-1.

The Bobcats (2-1) will now prepare for their contest against West Delaware (Manchester, IA). The Hawks enter the non-league contest with a 0-3 record. In their last contest, West Delaware was defeated by Grinnell (Grinnell, IA), 59-39, in a non-league contest.

Mt. Vernon @ Benton Basketball Game Info

Tue., Dec. 5, 2023 @ 7:30p
Benton Community High School
The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Mt. Vernon (IA) by a score of 55-45.

Rankings & Records

Mt. Vernon (23-24)

IAClass
13240
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
14-111-38-34-82-0.560.2501,3251,226

Benton (23-24)

IAClass
22352
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
7-154-74-73-8.318.3641,1191,355

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mt. Vernon		13.014.58.513.553.0
Benton		----50.9

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Mt. Vernon8-8Benton5-12
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/8/23Vinton-ShellsburgMt. Vernon(W) 64-421/12/24BentonVinton-Shellsburg
1/18/24BentonVinton-Shellsburg(W) 58-36
1/30/24Vinton-ShellsburgBenton(W) 48-40
12/12/23Mt. VernonSouth Tama County(L) 43-411/19/24BentonSouth Tama County(L) 57-46
2/6/24South Tama CountyBenton(L) 44-43
12/15/23Center Point-UrbanaMt. Vernon(W) 55-432/13/24BentonCenter Point-Urbana(L) 49-46
1/23/24Mt. VernonCenter Point-Urbana(L) 52-50
12/19/23Mt. VernonIndependence1/9/24IndependenceBenton
12/19/23Mt. VernonIndependence(W) 49-332/15/24IndependenceBenton(W) 65-59
1/26/24IndependenceMt. Vernon(W) 71-43
1/5/24WilliamsburgMt. Vernon(W) 47-3212/15/23BentonWilliamsburg(L) 62-46
1/23/24WilliamsburgBenton(L) 71-54
1/9/24Mt. VernonClear Creek-Amana12/21/23Clear Creek-AmanaBenton(W) 76-74
1/11/24Mt. VernonClear Creek-Amana(W) 65-581/26/24BentonClear Creek-Amana(L) 72-41
1/16/24Mt. VernonSolon(L) 58-451/5/24BentonSolon(L) 77-37
2/2/24SolonMt. Vernon(L) 56-46
1/19/24Mt. VernonWest Delaware(L) 52-3612/8/23BentonWest Delaware(W) 55-48
2/6/24West DelawareMt. Vernon(W) 58-38
1/29/24MarionMt. Vernon12/12/23MarionBenton(L) 77-71
1/30/24MarionMt. Vernon(L) 49-34
2/8/24Mt. VernonMarion(L) 66-60
2/9/24GrinnellMt. Vernon(W) 61-541/16/24GrinnellBenton(L) 73-41
2/2/24BentonGrinnell(L) 43-41
2/13/24Waverly-Shell RockMt. Vernon1/20/24Waverly-Shell RockBenton(L) 89-60
2/22/24Mt. VernonAssumption(L) 61-372/19/24BentonAssumption(L) 96-58

Record Breakdown

Mt. Vernon (23-24)

Benton (23-24)
14-11
Overall
7-15
1-3
League
4-7
13-8
Non-League
3-8
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
8-8
Common Opponent
5-12
8-3
Home
4-7
4-8
Away
3-8
2-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
14-11
In-State
7-15
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0