Basketball Recap: North Kansas City Sets Scoring Season-High Against Benton

Hornets

Team Score

01/13/25 @ Benton	63
12/04/24 vs Belton	60
12/16/24 @ Oak Park	49
12/19/24 vs Marshall County	46
12/03/24 @ Lee's Summit West	46

North Kansas City scored the most points they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 74-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Benton Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Cardinals are ranked 20th).

North Kansas City's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Benton, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Kansas City will welcome Liberty at 4:30 p.m. on January 20th. As for Benton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ruskin at 7:00 p.m. on January 22nd.