Basketball Recap: 15 Straight Home Wins for Bennett

Bennett had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They took down the Crisfield Crabbers 65-49. Given the Clippers' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Crabbers are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bennett's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zakai Smullen led the charge by putting up ten points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Brittingham, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.

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Previous Games (Home)

02/10/25 vs Crisfield	65-49
02/06/25 vs Pocomoke	83-76
02/01/25 vs Parkside	45-39
01/30/25 vs Washington	55-48
01/16/25 vs Wicomico	56-52
+ 10 more games

Bennett's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.1 points over those games. As for Crisfield, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.

Bennett has already played their next matchup (against Decatur), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Crisfield also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Snow Hill.