The Benton Tigers will challenge the West Monroe Rebels at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Benton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Baton Rouge, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Benton was ranked 15th). Benton fell 2-0 to Baton Rouge on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, West Monroe kept a clean sheet against Acadiana on Saturday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Rams 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rebels.
Benton's loss dropped their record down to 6-3-1. As for West Monroe, the victory got them back to even at 3-3-1.
Benton beat West Monroe 4-2 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Does Benton have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Monroe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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