Bennington is 8-2 against Duchesne since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bennington Badgers will head out on the road to challenge the Duchesne Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Bennington knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Duchesne likes a good challenge.
Bennington stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They breezed by Lincoln Northwest at home to the tune of 68-27. Given Bennington's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Lincoln Northwest is ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Presley Baca was her usual excellent self, scoring 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Reese Almquist, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Duchesne fought the good fight in their overtime match against Hastings on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Tigers 52-47. Duchesne has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bennington has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Duchesne, they dropped their record down to 8-13 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bennington didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Duchesne in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 45-39 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bennington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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