Benton and Conway are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The Benton Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Conway Wampus Cats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Benton is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 15 games.
Last Thursday, everything went Benton's way against White Hall as Benton made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-5, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Conway faced Bryant in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Conway narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Bryant 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Wampus Cats who have now won three matches in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Conway who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 25-16, 21-25, 15-6.
Benton pushed their record up to 28-3-1 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Conway, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.
Benton was able to grind out a solid win over Conway when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 2-0. Does Benton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Conway turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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