Basketball Recap: Bennington's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Bennington had won three straight games and Austin Kaiser did his part to make it four on Thursday. The Bennington Badgers blew past the Mount Michael Benedictine Knights 75-52 thanks in part to Kaiser, who went 12-for-19 en route to 33 points and four steals. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last four games he's played.

Brady Nichols

Steals (Career)

02/20/25 vs Mount Michael Benedictine	2
01/31/25 vs Elkhorn	1
01/14/25 @ Lincoln Northwest	1
01/10/25 vs Scottsbluff	1
01/03/25 @ Platteview	1

Brady Nichols was another key player, putting up nine points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in steals (two).

Bennington's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points over those games. As for Mount Michael Benedictine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.

Bennington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Mount Michael Benedictine has already played their next game (against Gross Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.