The Benton Tigers basketball squad (Benton, PA), was outscored 55-36 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Northwest Area Rangers (Shickshinny, PA)

With the victory, Northwest Area advances its record to 4-1 on the year. The Rangers travel to Sullivan County (Laporte, PA) to meet the Griffins in a Mid-Penn - D4 match on Saturday, December 13. The Griffins enter the match with a record of 1-3. Sullivan County won 43-16 in their recent non-league match against Sayre (Sayre, PA)

The Tigers now own a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Midd-West for a non-league match on Tuesday, December 16.