Maryville and Benton squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Maryville had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Benton Cardinals 72-33. While losing is never fun, the Spoofhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Cardinals are ranked 13th).
Maryville's defeat dropped their record down to 14-16. As for Benton, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 22-3.
While Maryville had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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