Basketball Recap: Lafayette Comes Up Short

Lafayette entered their match against Benton on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lafayette Fighting Irish lost to the Benton Cardinals at home by a 49-35 margin. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Cardinals are ranked 19th).

Lafayette's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-5. As for Benton, their win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3.

Lafayette has already played their next game (against Bishop LeBlond), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Benton, they have already played their next contest, a 62-31 victory against Maryville on the 14th.