Basketball Recap: Bennington Gets the Win

By Team Reports Jan 14, 2026, 6:36pm

Basketball Recap: Bennington Bulldogs vs. Marion Warriors

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Previous 5 Games

01/13/26 - Home43-33 W
01/14/25 - Away48-35 W
01/02/24 - Home27-33 L
02/28/23 - Home47-42 W
01/03/23 - Away34-37 L

Bennington won the last time they faced Marion and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Bulldogs came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 43-33. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Despite the loss, Marion still got an impressive performance from Kate Wessel, who shot 50% from the field on her way to 13 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Wessel is becoming a predictor of the Warriors' success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 2-1 (and 3-4 when she doesn't).

Bennington's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Marion, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-5.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Bennington will take on rival Sterling on Friday. Meanwhile, Marion is set to face off against their familiar foe Inman at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

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