The Standing Bear Grizzlies will face off against the Bennington Badgers on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Standing Bear is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Superior 60-13. The team accrued 51 points in the first half and coasted on those for the victory.
Meanwhile, Bennington entered their tilt with Waverly on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 85-41 win over the Vikings. Given the Badgers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Vikings are ranked 190th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Standing Bear better keep an eye on Austin Kaiser. He was instrumental in Bennington's win, going 10 of 21 en route to 24 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Kaiser is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Blaize Jung, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 12 points.
Bennington's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Standing Bear, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8.
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