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| 01/20/24 - Away | 50-46 W |
| 01/06/24 - Home | 65-55 W |
| 02/01/23 - Neutral | 54-47 W |
| 01/20/23 - Neutral | 64-58 W |
| 01/07/23 - Away | 37-38 L |
| + 5 more games |
Benton Central is 9-1 against Western since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Both will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. Benton Central will be strutting in after a victory while Western will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Benton Central didn't have too much trouble with Twin Lakes as they won 53-37. Given the Bison's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Indians are ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Western was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 45-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clinton Prairie.
The win made it two in a row for Benton Central and bumps their season record up to 6-4. As for Western, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Benton Central didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Western when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 50-46 victory. Does Benton Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Western turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
