Frankfort is 1-9 against Benton since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Frankfort Redbirds will look to defend their home court against the Benton Rangers at 7:45 p.m. Frankfort will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while Benton is ranked 34th).
Last Tuesday, Frankfort came up short against DuQuoin and fell 63-53. Frankfort has not had much luck with DuQuoin recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Benton had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points), and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They walked away with a 59-49 victory over Nashville.
Frankfort's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-16. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Benton, their win bumped their record up to 24-3.
Frankfort came up short against Benton when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 55-43. Will Frankfort have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
