The West Lafayette Red Devils's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Benton Central Bison at 6:00 p.m. on February 28th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard on Wednesday.
Last Friday, West Lafayette earned a 68-55 win over Rossville. Given West Lafayette's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while Rossville is ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Benton Central came tearing into Friday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 63-57 W over Logansport.
West Lafayette has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Benton Central, they pushed their record up to 15-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
West Lafayette came up short against Benton Central when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 80-69. Can West Lafayette avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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