Basketball Game Preview: Banner County Wildcats vs. Garden County Eagles

Banner County hasn't had much luck against Garden County recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Banner County Wildcats will face off against the Garden County Eagles at 7:00 p.m.

Banner County played against Crawford on Tuesday and lost via forfeit.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Garden County duked it out with Hay Springs on Friday. Garden County pulled ahead with a 46-45 photo finish over Hay Springs.

Banner County better focus on containing Kirstyn Beberniss and Payton Fornander as the pair were huge in Garden County's win. Beberniss went 5-for-7 en route to 15 points and six rebounds, while Fornander posted eight points and five steals. What's more, Beberniss also posted a 71% shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in February of 2024.

Garden County pushed their record up to 13-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.5 points. As for Banner County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.

Banner County was taken down by Garden County 56-16 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Banner County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.