Bennington was the 67-46 winner over Hastings when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Bennington Badgers fell to the Hastings Tigers 72-66. The Badgers were down 62-41 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
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| 02/26/24 vs Waverly | 4 |
| 12/22/23 vs Hastings | 3 |
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When it comes to explaining why Bennington lost on Saturday, don't look at Austin Kaiser. Despite the final result, he posted 29 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. That's the most steals Kaiser has posted since back in February of 2024. Jace Fitzgerald was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 13 points.
Bennington's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. As for Hastings, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
When Bennington and Hastings next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Bennington will try to stop Skutt Catholic's four-game winning streak when the meet on Tuesday. Bennington is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. Similarly, Hastings will square off against Northwest and their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. Bennington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.7 points per game this season.
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