Having just played yesterday, the Benton Rangers will get right back to it and host the Pope County Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Benton was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to Pinckneyville.
Meanwhile, Pope County came up short against Thompsonville on Monday and fell 54-47. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Benton's loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 25-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points over those games. As for Pope County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-19.
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