Preview: Eaton Reds vs. Bennett Tigers
Having just played yesterday, the Eaton Reds will get right back to it and host the Bennett Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on February 14th. Eaton is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Eaton has not done well against University recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Eaton narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past University 55-52. 55 seems to be a good number for Eaton as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
The match pitted two dominant forwards against one another in Tayla Wiedeman and Addison Harding. Wiedeman had a solid game and scored 16 points. Meanwhile, Harding was balling out in the loss, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks.
Meanwhile, Bennett beat Jefferson 45-37 on Monday.
Bennett can attribute much of their success to Jessica Venneberg, who scored 18 points along with five steals, and Lily Venneberg, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Venneberg has scored at least a third of Bennett's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Schroeder, who scored four points along with four steals.
Eaton has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Bennett, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Wednesday's contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Eaton have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Bennett struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.2 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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