Iowa High School Basketball - Benton edges West Delaware
December 8, 2023: Van Horne, IA 52346 The Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA) basketball nipped the visiting West Delaware Hawks (Manchester, IA), 54-51 in Friday's non-league test.
The Bobcats (4-1) will now prepare for their test against Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, IA). The Panthers go into the non-league test with a 1-4 record. In their last test, Mt. Pleasant was tipped by Oskaloosa (Oskaloosa, IA), 55-17, in a non-league test.
The Hawks now own a 2-3 record. They play next when they host Vinton-Shellsburg for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 12. West Delaware will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 58-52 non-league loss to Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IA). The Vikings record now stands at 2-3.