Fort Benton and Chester-Joplin-Inverness are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Fort Benton Longhorns will be playing at home against the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Fort Benton got the win against North Star by a conclusive 67-42. The Longhorns have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Chester-Joplin-Inverness entered their tilt with Shelby on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took down the Coyotes 57-38. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Coyotes are ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Benton has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points per game. As for Chester-Joplin-Inverness, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Fort Benton beat Chester-Joplin-Inverness 51-44 in their previous matchup back in January. Does Fort Benton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chester-Joplin-Inverness turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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