MOUNT BERRY, Ga.— Braxton Benham led the Vikings with 13 points as Berry's men's basketball team won its tenth in a row with a 55-54 victory against Rhodes College Sunday afternoon in Southern Athletic Association play in The Cage Center. 

Throughout the second half, Berry held a consistent lead with Rhodes fighting for a breakthrough. The Vikings led by as many as 13, later to see the Lynx rally to tighten the margin until the end.

With under two minutes, the Lynx cut the score to 55-50. Rhodes scored with 12 seconds remaining to bring the BC lead to three. In the last four seconds, the Vikings had solid defense, not allowing the Lynx to score a 3-ball for a tie, securing the win.

Rhodes started early in the first with the lead, then Blake Campbell took the Vikings on a 9-0 run to build the team momentum for the rest of the half. Michael Johnson and Jordan Krueger both drained threes to bring the score to 34-24 at the half. 

Chase Ellis had 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for a double-double. Krueger and Campbell both scored nine while Riley Costas had nine rebounds.

The Vikings will be back in action Friday evening with tip-off set for 6:00 p.m. against Millsaps College in SAA play.