Basketball Recap: Cedar Creek Beats Benton for Their Eighth Straight Victory

Cougars

Previous Games

12/28/24 vs Benton	53-51
12/27/24 vs Hornbeck	54-38
12/26/24 @ Homer	65-24
12/20/24 vs Quitman	46-42
12/16/24 @ Choudrant	40-30
+ 3 more games

Cedar Creek had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.1 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They skirted past the Benton Tigers 53-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cougars have posted since December 5th.

Cedar Creek's victory bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Benton, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-6.

Cedar Creek will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against West Ouachita at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Benton, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Benton Tigers duke it out with the Ruston Bearcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.