Benton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 54-51 heartbreaker at the hands of the Newman Greenies. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since February 11th.
Benton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Newman, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-4.
Benton will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Northwood at 7:30 p.m. on the 16th. As for Newman, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 66-41 defeat against Archbishop Shaw on the 6th.
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