The Benton Central Bison will take on the Logansport Berries at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Benton Central is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Benton Central came up short against Tipton and fell 52-40. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 92nd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Logansport). Everything went their way against Frankfort on Saturday as Logansport made off with a 78-55 win. The Berries haven't had any issues with the Hot Dogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Benton Central better focus on containing Chris Anthony Delvalle and Logan Lange as the pair were huge in Logansport's win. Delvalle on his way to 19 points in addition to eight assists and six steals, while Lange en route to 21 points along with five assists and four steals. That's the most assists Delvalle has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Deagan Kitchel, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Logansport was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They racked up eight more assists than Frankfort's also-impressive total of 12.
Benton Central's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Logansport, their win bumped their record up to 8-14.
Benton Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Logansport in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 63-57 victory. Will Benton Central repeat their success, or does Logansport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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