02/04/25 @ Benson | 16 |
01/29/25 @ Lincoln North Star | 30 |
01/28/25 vs Lincoln East | 19 |
01/23/25 vs Lincoln Southwest | 16 |
01/18/25 @ Omaha Northwest | 30 |
01/17/25 vs Gretna East | 20 |
Grand Island won the last time they faced Benson, and Victor Fisher Jr. did his part to make sure it happened again. The Grand Island Islanders enjoyed a cozy 61-43 victory over the Benson Bunnies on Tuesday thanks in part to Fisher Jr., who went 7 for 17 en route to 16 points in addition to six boards and four steals. His evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Broxton Barrientos was another key player, putting up nine points and five assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists.
Benson lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Goanar Bamach, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 15 points along with five rebounds and three blocks. Bamach has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Vaughn, who posted six points and three steals.
Grand Island's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Benson, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season.
Grand Island wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 55-39 defeat against Kearney on the 6th. As for Benson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Columbus on Saturday.
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