Basketball Game Preview: Bennett Tigers vs. Highland Huskies

The Bennett Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Highland Huskies at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Highland took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bennett, who comes in off a win.

Bennett is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Lake County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bennett blew Lake County out of the water with a 49-14 final score. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Jessica Venneberg

Steals

02/12/25 @ Lake County	3
02/10/25 @ Peak to Peak	3
02/06/25 vs Platte Canyon	7
02/03/25 @ Arvada	2
01/30/25 vs Middle Park	7
+ 7 more games

It was another big night for Jessica Venneberg, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and ten rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Emilee Venneberg was another key player, putting up six points and five steals.

Meanwhile, Highland came up short against Resurrection Christian on Friday and fell 60-49. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Bennett's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Highland, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 12-6.