Basketball Recap: Bentonville West Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Bentonville

On Friday, Bentonville West faced Bentonville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bentonville West Wolverines took a 51-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bentonville Tigers. The Wolverines have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.

Bentonville West's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Bentonville, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bentonville West will face off against Rogers Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bentonville has already played their next match (against Springdale), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.