Basketball Recap: Bennington's Loss Ends Eight-Game Winning Streak at Home

Bennington fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Norris on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Norris Titans by a score of 52-49. That makes it the first time this season the Badgers have let down their home crowd.

Several Badgers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Skylar Johnson, who went 7 of 9 en route to 17 points. That's the most points Johnson has posted since back in January of 2024. Harper Bohaboj was another key player, putting up six points in addition to eight steals and five assists.

Even though they lost, Bennington was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Norris only racked up 13 assists.

Leading Norris to victory were Landri Gates and Marlee Emerson. Gates went 6 for 10 on her way to 19 points and six boards, while Emerson posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Alli Bornschlegl, who earned four points and three steals.

Bennington's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-3. As for Norris, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.

Bennington has already played their next game, a 71-22 win against Standing Bear on the 25th. As for Norris, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Hastings at 5:15 p.m. Norris is facing Hastings at the right time seeing as Hastings is stuck on a three-game losing streak.