Chillicothe is 0-10 against Benjamin since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Chillicothe Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Benjamin Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Chillicothe is out to stop a 14-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Chillicothe had to suffer through a rough 88-26 loss at the hands of Electra. While losing is never fun, Chillicothe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1671st, while Electra is ranked 771st).
Meanwhile, Benjamin unfortunately witnessed the end of their 16-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 73-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lubbock Christian. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Benjamin has scored all season.
Grayson Rigdon put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 44 points along with five rebounds and four steals. That was a full 69.8% of Benjamin's points, marking the 16th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Keegan Hayes was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five steals.
Benjamin struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Chillicothe's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Benjamin, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-1.
Chillicothe took a serious blow against Benjamin in their previous meeting back in January, falling 83-22. Will Chillicothe have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
