Benton was the 71-59 winner over Huntington when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Benton Tigers took a 51-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huntington Raiders on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Raiders are ranked 24th).
Huntington's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keonte Kennedy, who posted ten points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Those five boards gave Kennedy a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Antonio Dixon, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Benton's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 18-16. As for Huntington, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-5.
Benton has already played their next matchup (against Captain Shreve), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Huntington won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Carroll at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Huntington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.
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