Basketball Recap: Benton Central Skates Past Oakwood with Ease

Bison

Margin (Wins)

12/26/24 vs Westville	40
12/27/24 vs Oakwood	27
12/26/24 @ Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin	27
12/20/24 @ Western	5
12/21/24 vs Kankakee Valley	-12

Benton Central waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Oakwood Comets to the tune of 60-33. The Bison have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 26 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Oakwood lost, don't look at Bella Bradford. Despite the final result, she posted ten points.

Benton Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.1 points per game. As for Oakwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.

Benton Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 67-31 win against Tolono Unity on the 27th. As for Oakwood, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 41-36 loss against North Vermillion on the 28th.