Pope County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 79-41 loss at the hands of the Benton Rangers. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 715th, while the Rangers are ranked 42nd).
Pope County's defeat dropped their record down to 5-20. As for Benton, their win bumped their record up to 26-4.
Coming up, Pope County will face off against Hardin County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Benton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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