Basketball Game Preview: Big Sandy Pioneers vs. Fort Benton Longhorns

Big Sandy is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Fort Benton is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Big Sandy Pioneers will host the Fort Benton Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Saturday, Big Sandy was able to grind out a solid win over North Star, taking the game 69-59. The victory continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won four in a row.

Meanwhile, Fort Benton won against Chester-Joplin-Inverness on Friday with 44 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Fort Benton came out on top against Turner by a score of 44-37.

Fort Benton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Big Sandy, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.

Big Sandy skirted past Fort Benton 40-37 when the teams last played back in January. Will Big Sandy repeat their success, or does Fort Benton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.