Basketball Recap: Benton's Loss Ends 17-Game Winning Streak at Home

Cardinals

Previous 5 Games

01/18/25 vs Pembroke Hill	31-34
01/16/25 vs Van Horn	59-47
01/14/25 vs Hogan Prep Charter	84-20
01/11/25 vs Roncalli Catholic	51-24
01/03/25 vs Kauffman	54-29

After a string of nine wins, Benton's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Pembroke Hill Raiders by a score of 34-31. The game marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Benton's loss ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-2. As for Pembroke Hill, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-6.

Benton will host Blue Valley Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pembroke Hill has already played their next matchup (against North Kansas City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.