Basketball Recap: Fort Benton Comes Up Short

Longhorns

Previous 5 Games

03/01/25 vs Box Elder	42-80
02/28/25 vs Denton/Stanford/Geyser/Geraldine	54-52
02/26/25 vs Cascade	64-50
02/22/25 vs North Star	50-32
02/22/25 vs Turner	51-31

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fort Benton can now relate to. They were beaten by the Box Elder Bears 80-42 on Saturday. The Longhorns' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Despite the loss, Fort Benton had strong showings from Kelton Vielleux, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten boards, and Truman Giese, who posted 11 points and seven rebounds.

Fort Benton's defeat dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Box Elder, the win keeps them at an undefeated 20-0.

Fort Benton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-39 victory against Chester-Joplin-Inverness on the 3rd. Box Elder does not have any more games scheduled as of now.