San Miguel hasn't had much luck against Benson recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The San Miguel Vipers will look to defend their home court against the Benson Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
San Miguel is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 34th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a blow against Willcox, falling 73-15. While losing is never fun, the Vipers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Cowboys are ranked 117th).
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Benson's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 45-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Morenci.
San Miguel's defeat dropped their record down to 0-20. As for Benson, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10.
San Miguel was taken down by Benson 80-5 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Thankfully for San Miguel, Jamey Darwin (who went 11 for 14 en route to 22 points along with eight steals and five rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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