Benson hasn't had much luck against Millard West recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Benson Bunnies will challenge the Millard West Wildcats. Benson has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
On Saturday, Benson didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln Southwest and fell 81-79. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (76), the Bunnies still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Millard West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-54 heartbreaker at the hands of Lincoln North Star. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Navigators are ranked 17th).
Benson will have to keep a close watch on Reece Carson and Cade Walker, a pair of players who had a big impact on Millard West's prior game. Carson almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards, while Walker posted 14 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Carson a new career-high in rebounds. Jayden Kozney was another key player, putting up eight points.
Millard West's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Benson, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Benson came up short against Millard West in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 43-33. Can Benson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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