Basketball Game Preview: Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg Patriots vs. Benson County [Leeds/Maddock] Wildcats

The Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg Patriots are taking a road trip to square off against the Benson County [Leeds/Maddock] Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Benson County [Leeds/Maddock] will be up against a hot Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg's way against Hatton/Northwood on Saturday as Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg made off with a 69-44 win.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Benson County [Leeds/Maddock], who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They claimed a resounding 55-27 victory over Griggs County Central/Midkota. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Cougars are ranked 70th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Benson County [Leeds/Maddock]'s win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-1. As for Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg, their victory bumped their record up to 19-4.

Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg couldn't quite finish off Benson County [Leeds/Maddock] in their previous matchup last Thursday and fell 52-49. Can Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.