Louisiana High School Basketball - Benton can't hold off Airline
December 30, 2023: Benton, LA 71006 The Benton Tigers basketball team (Benton, LA), was nudged 49-46 in Saturday's non-league outing with the visiting Airline Vikings (Bossier City, LA)
The Vikings (14-5) will now prepare for their outing against Haughton (Haughton, LA). The Buccaneers go into the 5A District 1 outing with a 18-3 record. In their last outing, Haughton was tipped by Ouachita Parish (Monroe, LA), 55-46, in a non-league outing.
The Tigers now hold a 11-10 record. They play next when they travel to Byrd for a 5A District 1 outing on Wednesday, January 3. Benton will clash with a Yellow Jackets squad coming off a 53-7 league loss to Airline (Bossier City, LA). The Yellow Jackets record now stands at 2-15.