Recap: Bennington Badgers vs. Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays
The Bennington Badgers won the last time they faced the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays, and things went their way on Thursday too. Bennington came out on top against Ashland-Greenwood by a score of 51-38. Given Bennington's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Ashland-Greenwood is ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bennington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amelia Wempen, who scored 11 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wempen has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylar Johnson, who scored 11 points.
Several Bluejays players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jadah Laughlin, who scored ten points. Marley Glock was another key contributor, scoring four points.
Bennington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Ashland-Greenwood, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Bennington and South Sioux City will face off at 5:30 p.m. on February 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. South Sioux City is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season. As for Ashland-Greenwood, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Douglas County West at 6:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Douglas County West is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season.
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