Louisiana High School Basketball - Benton edges Captain Shreve
December 29, 2023: Benton, LA 71006 In Friday's league outing, the Benton Tigers (Benton, LA) basketball squad nipped the visiting Captain Shreve Gators (Shreveport, LA), by a margin of 45-43.
The Tigers (11-9) will now prepare for their outing against Airline (Bossier City, LA). The Vikings go into the non-league outing with a 13-5 record. In their last outing, Airline was tipped by Hornbeck (Hornbeck, LA), 45-42, in a non-league outing.
The Gators now own a 7-7 record. They play next when they host Natchitoches Central for a 5A District 1 outing on Tuesday, January 2. Captain Shreve will encounter a Chiefs squad coming off a 53-45 non-league loss to Bastrop (Bastrop, LA). The Chiefs record now stands at 12-8.