Bennington won the last time they faced Inman and things went their way on Friday too. The Bennington Bulldogs claimed a resounding 66-31 victory over the Inman Inman Teutons. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Inman Teutons are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Bennington to victory were Brayden Palenske and Isaiah Garrett. Palenske went 10 of 11 en route to 25 points and three blocks, while Garrett almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. Those 25 points gave Palenske a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Thayne Trout, who posted 12 points.
Bennington was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Bulldogs
| 01/31/25 vs Inman | 66-31 |
| 01/28/25 vs St. John's/Tipton Catholic | 79-70 |
| 01/21/25 vs Solomon | 74-34 |
| 12/17/24 vs Lakeside | 60-21 |
| 12/13/24 vs Minneapolis | 66-54 |
| + 5 more games |
Bennington pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Inman, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Bennington will square off against Ell-Saline at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ell-Saline will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Bennington surely won't give up without a fight. Inman has already played their next match (against Sedgwick), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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