The Tri-West Hendricks Bruins had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Benton Central and snuck past 65-62. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Leading Tri-West Hendricks to victory were Drew Miller and Max Robertson. Miller scored 14 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds, while Robertson scored 19 points. The matchup was Robertson's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Wes Ward was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Tri-West Hendricks' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Benton Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Tri-West Hendricks is on the road again on Tuesday and play against Harrison at 7:30 p.m. on December 19th. Harrison presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Tri-West Hendricks in Indiana (Harrison is ranked 12th, while Tri-West Hendricks is ranked 81st). Benton Central will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Boonville at 11:00 a.m. on December 29th.
