On Saturday, Benton faced Bentonville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Benton Panthers fell just short of the Bentonville Tigers by a score of 3-2.
Benton took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 13-25, 25-11, 15-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Adalynn Bollinger had an outrageously good game for Bentonville as she had 19 digs.
Benton's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2-1. As for Bentonville, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4.
Benton is taking a road trip to take on Brookland at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Brookland will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Benton surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bentonville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory vs. Bishop Kelley on the 21st.
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