Basketball Game Preview: Pope County Pirates vs. Benton Rangers

The Pope County Pirates will head out to face off against the Benton Rangers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Monday, Pope County came up short against Thompsonville and fell 54-47. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Benton was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 56-55 to Pinckneyville.

Pope County's loss dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Benton, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 25-4.