The Irion County Hornets will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Benjamin Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on March 1st. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Irion County rose to the challenge on Monday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 54-42.
Meanwhile, Benjamin entered their tilt with Knox City with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Benjamin snuck past Knox City with a 75-69 win on Monday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Grayson Rigdon, who scored 47 points along with five assists and three steals. That makes it 20 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Benjamin's points. Keegan Hayes was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Irion County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. As for Benjamin, their win bumped their record up to 21-1.
Irion County lost to Benjamin on the road by a decisive 67-52 margin when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Irion County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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