Arvada was the 55-45 winner over Bennett when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Arvada Bulldogs lost 55-34 to the Bennett Tigers on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Tigers are ranked 83rd).
Arvada's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marcos Actsta, who posted seven points and five boards. Cameron Henderson was another key player, putting up seven points and seven rebounds.
Owen Stiers was his usual excellent self, going 11 of 20 on his way to 25 points for Bennett. That makes it four consecutive games in which Stiers has scored at least a third of Bennett's points. Another player making a difference was Brody Hawes, who had nine points and six boards.
Arvada's record is now 3-14. As for Bennett, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Arvada will face off against Lotus School For Excellence at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lotus School For Excellence is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season. As for Bennett, they will welcome Platte Canyon at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bennett also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 60.3 points per game.
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