Western is 1-9 against Benton Central since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Western Panthers will welcome the Benton Central Bison at 7:30 p.m.
Western is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Wednesday. They took a 45-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clinton Prairie.
Meanwhile, Benton Central strolled past Twin Lakes with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 53-37. Given the Bison's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Indians are ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Western's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Benton Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Western came up short against Benton Central in their previous meeting back in January, falling 50-46. Can Western avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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