Basketball Recap: Pinckneyville Comes Up Short

After flying high against Jersey last Saturday, Pinckneyville came back down to earth. The Pinckneyville Panthers were just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 51-50 to the Benton Rangers. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

12/30/24 vs Benton	50-51
12/28/24 vs Jersey	70-38
12/27/24 vs Mt. Carmel	77-17
12/21/24 vs Teutopolis	53-38
12/20/24 vs DuQuoin	84-41

The defeat snapped Pinckneyville's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 11-2 record. As for Benton, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.

Pinckneyville and Benton should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Pinckneyville (ranked 51st) will meet Anna-Jonesboro (ranked 336th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Benton (ranked 17th) will meet Nashville (ranked 96th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.