North Star and Fort Benton squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but North Star had to settle for second. They took a hard 50-32 fall against the Fort Benton Longhorns. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Benton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kellan Diekhans, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine boards. Diekhans continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Truman Giese, who shot 56% from the field on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds.
North Star's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Fort Benton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
North Star does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fort Benton, they have already played their next contest, a 51-31 victory against Turner on the 22nd.
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