Preview: Benjamin Mustangs vs. Hermleigh Cardinals
Benjamin has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Hermleigh Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Benjamin's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
With a playoff game on the line, Benjamin rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 102-54 win over the Yellowhammers on the road. Benjamin has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 games by 20 points or more this season.
Benjamin relied on the efforts of Keegan Hayes, who dropped a triple-double on 20 points, ten rebounds, and 16 assists, and Grayson Rigdon, who shot 8-for-17 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 48 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it 18 consecutive games in which Rigdon has scored at least a third of Benjamin's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jules Pugi, who scored 11 points along with five steals and two blocks.
Hermleigh was handed a 44-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against May on Tuesday. Hermleigh sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-53 victory over May. The win was just what Hermleigh needed coming off of a 79-35 defeat in their prior contest.
Benjamin's win bumped their record up to 19-1. As for Hermleigh, their victory bumped their record up to 14-18.
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