Benton hasn't had much luck against Northwest Area recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Benton Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Northwest Area Rangers at 7:15 p.m.
Benton is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They were beaten by Nativity BVM 63-23. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 749th, while the Green Wave are ranked 270th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwest Area). They blew past Millville, posting an 88-43 win. The victory was nothing new for the Rangers as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Northwest Area's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.4 points. As for Benton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Benton was taken down by Northwest Area 69-17 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Benton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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