Benton won the last time they faced Vinton-Shellsburg and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Benton Bobcats walked away with a 62-52 victory over the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings. The win was all the more spectacular given the Bobcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Vikings are ranked 27th).
Bobcats
| 12/17/24 @ Vinton-Shellsburg | 62-52 |
| 12/16/24 @ Mt. Pleasant | 65-29 |
The victory made it two in a row for Benton and bumps their season record up to 2-5. As for Vinton-Shellsburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Benton Bobcats duke it out with the Grinnell Tigers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Vinton-Shellsburg and Oelwein will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Vinton-Shellsburg is facing Oelwein at the right time seeing as Oelwein is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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