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CairoBenton

Pilots
0 (F)
Rangers
1

The Benton (IL) varsity basketball team won by forfeit in Friday's home non-conference game against Cairo (IL).

Q1Q2Q3Q4FinalF
Cairo00000✓
Benton----1
Final score provided by D. Brown.
  • Recap
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Cairo tipped by Benton

February 7, 2025: Benton, IL 62812

The Benton Rangers nudged the visiting Cairo Pilots basketball team by a margin of 1-0 in Friday's non-league contest.

The Rangers (11-16) will now prepare for their contest against Fairfield (Fairfield, IL). The Mules go into the non-league contest with a 13-12 record. In their last contest, Fairfield was tipped by Hamilton County (McLeansboro, IL), 53-52, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Pilots confront the Cobden Appleknockers (Cobden, IL) in a non-league contest, on Monday, February 10. Cairo will attempt to better on its 3-16 season record. The Appleknockers go into the contest with a 6-15 record after their 38-24 non-league loss to Shawnee (Wolf Lake, IL).

Cairo @ Benton Basketball Game Info

Fri., Feb. 7, 2025 @ 6:15p
The Benton (IL) varsity basketball team won by forfeit in Friday's home non-conference game against Cairo (IL).

Rankings & Records

Cairo (24-25)

ILClass
489100
OverallHomeAwayNeutralWin %PFPA
7-182-31-64-9.2809421,454

Benton (24-25)

ILClass
23863
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
14-173-79-103-52-2.452.3001,4601,512

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Cairo		7.17.88.67.8-37.7
Benton		11.610.613.09.67.047.1

Head-to-Head

  • Benton won on 11/25/2024
    11/25 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Cairo----35
    Benton----84

    The Cairo (IL) varsity basketball team lost Monday's neutral tournament game against Benton (IL) by a score of 84-35.

    Box score
  • Benton won on 2/7/2025
    2/7 @ 6:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4FinalF
    Cairo00000✓
    Benton----1

    The Cairo (IL) varsity basketball team lost by forfeit in Friday's away non-conference game against Benton (IL).

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Cairo0-7Benton6-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/18/24PinckneyvilleCairo(L) 65-252/1/25PinckneyvilleBenton(L) 45-40
2/6/25BentonPinckneyville(L) 44-31
11/27/24CairoHerrin(L) 65-4611/26/24BentonHerrin(W) 72-35
12/28/24HerrinBenton(W) 66-42
1/16/25HerrinBenton(W) 64-48
11/29/24CairoCarbondale(L) 68-3111/27/24CarbondaleBenton(L) 66-37
1/20/25CairoCarbondale(L) 74-242/3/25CarbondaleBenton(W) 46-39
11/30/24CairoCarterville(L) 64-2611/29/24BentonCarterville(W) 45-40
12/15/24CairoChester(L) 74-231/27/25BentonChester(L) 47-32
2/15/25ChesterBenton(W) 62-31
1/16/25HarrisburgCairo(L) 69-4012/12/24HarrisburgBenton(L) 54-37
12/28/24HarrisburgBenton(L) 50-32
2/17/25BentonHarrisburg(L) 53-33

Record Breakdown

Cairo (24-25)

Benton (24-25)
7-18
Overall
14-17
0-0
League
3-7
2-7
Non-League
5-6
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
0-7
Common Opponent
6-7
2-3
Home
9-10
1-6
Away
3-5
4-9
Neutral
2-2
2-0
Playoff
1-1
7-13
In-State
14-17
0-5
Out-of-State
0-0