The Roanoke-Benson Rockets will face off against the Lexington Minutemen at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Roanoke-Benson will be strutting in after a win while Lexington will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Roanoke-Benson beat Woodland 51-38.
Meanwhile, Lexington entered their match against Tri-Valley on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lexington fell just short of Tri-Valley by a score of 57-55. The contest marked the Minutemen's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Lexington might have lost, but man, Blaine Friedmansky was a machine: he went 7 for 13 en route to 24 points plus five assists and two steals. Micah Coffman was another key player, scoring seven points along with three steals.
The defeat snapped Lexington's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Roanoke-Benson, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.
Roanoke-Benson came up short against Lexington in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 68-56. Thankfully for Roanoke-Benson, Ben Peacock (who went 7 for 17 en route to 21 points plus two steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
