Sheridan faced Benton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Yellowjackets fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Sheridan couldn't quite close it out.
Sheridan's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1-1 and their overall record down to 8-3-1. As for Benton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Sheridan is set to challenge their familiar foe El Dorado at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Benton will take on rival White Hall at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Benton are on a five-game streak of home wins, White Hall a four-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
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