Basketball Recap: Shullsburg Piles Up the Points Against Benton

Miners

Margin (Wins)

01/20/25 vs Benton	43
12/16/24 vs New Glarus	31
12/06/24 vs Black Hawk	30
11/26/24 vs Dodgeville	28
12/28/24 vs Cochrane-Fountain City	27
01/14/25 vs Potosi/Cassville	20

Shullsburg had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They breezed by the Benton Zephyrs to the tune of 68-25. The Miners have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.

Shullsburg's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Benton, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-15.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Highland the next time they take the court. Benton will host Highland at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, while Shullsburg will host them at 7:00 p.m. on January 30th.