Basketball Game Preview: Fieldcrest Knights vs. Roanoke-Benson Rockets

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Previous Games

11/21/23 - Home	54-22 W
11/22/22 - Away	55-32 W
11/23/21 - Home	57-35 W
11/26/19 - Home	59-43 W
11/20/18 - Away	50-28 W
+ 3 more games

Fieldcrest is 7-1 against Roanoke-Benson since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Fieldcrest Knights will head out to challenge the Roanoke-Benson Rockets at 10:00 a.m.

Fieldcrest is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering El Paso-Gridley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a hard 68-52 fall against the Titans.

Meanwhile, Roanoke-Benson hadn't done well against Seneca recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Roanoke-Benson came out on top against Seneca by a score of 47-37. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.

Fieldcrest's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Roanoke-Benson, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Fieldcrest against Roanoke-Benson when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fieldcrest since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.