Bobcats Get Sacked
February 16, 2022
On Friday night the Mount Vernon Mustangs battled the Benton Bobcats on Mustang senior night. The Mustangs celebrated their 10 seniors before defeating Benton 60-46, bringing their record to 10-10. A loss on Tuesday ended their regular season at 10-11.
Throughout the first half the score was very close, it was a constant battle to be on top. At halftime the Mustangs were down 24-23, giving them encouragement to bring the energy in the second half.
The third quarter opened up with Jensen Meeker making a free throw. This was eventually followed by four consecutive 3-pointers, one of which was made by Brody Ulch and the other by Jackson Kutcher, ending the third quarter on top with a score of 43-32.
Immediately the fourth quarter started with Jackson Kutcher hitting his fourth 3-pointer of the night. With a minute left in the quarter the senior squad got to go in, scoring 4 points from the free throws of Ben Gilbert-Binder and Adam Deeb, leading the Mustangs to a victory.
“The game went well,” senior Ryan Naeve, a starter for the Mustangs, said. “Evan Brase and Jackson Kutcher had a great game.”
“It was really cool to see everyone play as a team when things got difficult.” said senior Trenton Pitlik, “It’s a great group of guys to be with.”
The Mustangs begin postseason play this upcoming Monday against Mount Pleasant at home.
