The West Liberty Comets will venture away from home to square off against the Benton Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, West Liberty came up short against Durant and fell 49-39. The Comets have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Benton lost to Williamsburg on the road by a 64-45 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Raiders are ranked 28th).
West Liberty now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Benton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-13.
West Liberty was dealt a bruising 64-34 loss at the hands of Benton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can West Liberty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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