Bentonville may have turned its season around with Tuesday's 61-47 victory at Springdale.
The road win came after the Tigers lost consecutive games to Fayetteville and Springdale Har-Ber, the top teams in the 6A-West Conference. A third consecutive loss would've continued a slide in the pecking order for Bentonville (13-11, 5-5) in the league standings.
"We are thrilled the way we came back and won at Springdale," Bentonville Coach Dick Rippee said. "We've got some inexperience. But when we're focused and locked in and not worried about making shots, we can be pretty good."
Bentonville took control at the outset when the Tigers outscored Springdale 22-13 in the first quarter. Springdale (13-10, 6-4) crawled to within 43-35 late in the third quarter.
