Pinckneyville's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They walked away with a 44-31 victory over the Benton Rangers. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Rangers are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pinckneyville has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Benton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-16.
Pinckneyville is taking a road trip to square off against Okawville at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Benton, they and Cairo will face off at 6:15 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
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