Benton is 10-0 against Lake Hamilton since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Benton Panthers are on the road again to play the Lake Hamilton Wolves at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Benton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Shiloh Christian, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Benton was ranked third). Benton narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Shiloh Christian 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Benton who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 21-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Lake Hamilton made easy work of El Dorado on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lake Hamilton took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-6, 25-13.
Benton is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4-1 record this season. As for Lake Hamilton, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.
Everything went Benton's way against Lake Hamilton in their previous matchup back in September, as Benton made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Benton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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