Ell-Saline is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Bennington is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The two teams will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Ell-Saline strolled past Republic County with points to spare, taking the game 46-28.
Meanwhile, Bennington was able to grind out a solid win over Minneapolis on Friday, taking the game 66-54.
Bennington's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Ell-Saline, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
Ell-Saline came up short against Bennington in their previous meeting back in February, falling 48-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bennington's Talan Pickering, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 16 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. Now that Ell-Saline knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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