Basketball Recap: Benton's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Benton can now relate to. They took a 41-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Breese Central Cougars on Tuesday. The contest marked the Rangers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Rangers

Previous 5 Games

03/04/25 vs Breese Central	30-41
02/28/25 vs Carterville	56-49
02/26/25 vs Carmi-White County	53-23
02/22/25 vs Pope County	79-41
02/21/25 @ Pinckneyville	55-56

With the loss, Benton broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 28-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points over those games. As for Breese Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season.

As of now, neither Benton nor Breese Central have any future games scheduled.