Benton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 63-23 loss at the hands of the Nativity BVM Green Wave. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 748th, while the Green Wave are ranked 283rd).
Nativity BVM got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Trey Keating out in front who went 6 of 13 on his way to 15 points. The matchup was Keating's third in a row with at least ten points. Sam Walborn was another key player, putting up 12 points and six assists.
Benton's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Nativity BVM, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Benton will head out to take on Northwest Area at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwest Area knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Benton likes a good challenge. As for Nativity BVM, they will welcome Our Lady of Lourdes Regional at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Nativity BVM will come in with seven straight victories.
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