Basketball Recap: Benton Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Benton won the last time they faced Carterville and things went their way on Friday too. The Benton Rangers walked away with a 52-42 win over the Carterville Lions. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Lions are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Rangers

Previous 2 Games

01/24/25 vs Carterville	52-42
01/20/25 vs Roosevelt	80-24

The victory made it two in a row for Benton and bumps their season record up to 18-1. As for Carterville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Benton has already played their next game (against DuQuoin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Carterville will face off against Chester at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.