The Bennington Badgers are taking a road trip to square off against the Lincoln Northwest Falcons on Tuesday. One thing working in Bennington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
Bennington is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 90-44 victory over Gering. Given the Badgers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 167th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/11/25 vs Gering | 22 |
| 02/21/24 vs Schuyler | 8 |
| 02/10/24 vs Lincoln Northwest | 6 |
| 02/02/24 @ South Sioux City | 5 |
| 01/10/25 vs Scottsbluff | 3 |
Bennington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brady Nichols, who made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc for 22 points. The dominant performance gave Nichols a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Olson, who posted 15 points along with six assists and six boards.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 62-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gretna.
Lincoln Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Bennington, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything came up roses for Bennington against Lincoln Northwest when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured an 83-55 win. In that contest, Bennington amassed a halftime lead of 44-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
