The Bennington Badgers basketball team scored 61 points and held the visiting Blair Bears to 30 in the Badgers non-league triumph on Wednesday.

The Badgers now sport a 8-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Waverly for a non-league contest on Monday, February 1. Bennington will battle a Vikings team coming off a 51-44 league win over Platteview (Springfield, NE). The Vikings record now stands at 9-1.

The Bears (7-8) will now prepare for their contest against Elkhorn North (Elkhorn, NE). The enter the non-league contest with a 6-8 record. In their last contest, Elkhorn North was routed by Elkhorn (Elkhorn, NE), 65-38, in a non-league contest.