Basketball Recap: Fort Benton Takes Down Turner in a Playoff Battle

Longhorns

Margin (Wins)

02/20/25 vs Big Sandy	39
02/14/25 @ Big Sandy	39
01/18/25 @ Hays-Lodge Pole	39
01/17/25 vs Big Sandy	38
02/13/25 vs Hays-Lodge Pole	34

Fort Benton extended their postseason success on Saturday against Turner. They put the hurt on the Turner Tornadoes with a sharp 51-31 victory. The Longhorns have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 20 points or more this season.

Fort Benton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kellan Diekhans out in front who shot 88% from the field en route to 15 points and eight boards. Diekhans is on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 60% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kelton Vielleux, who posted seven points along with eight rebounds and five assists.

Fort Benton was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They are 13-3 when they've passed the ball that well.

Fort Benton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Turner's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.

Fort Benton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 64-50 victory against Cascade on the 26th. Turner does not have any more games scheduled as of now.