Benson has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Burke Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Benson focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Saturday.
Benson pushed their score all the way to 59, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Bellevue East 65-59. Benson found out winning isn't easy when you make six fewer threes than your opponent.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Ahmani Klabunde, who scored 18 points along with five assists and four steals. Jesani Green was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Burke suffered their biggest defeat since November 30, 2023 on Tuesday. They were beaten by Bellevue East 81-39. While losing is never fun, Burke can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Bellevue East is ranked 67th).
Benson's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Burke, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-9.
Everything came up roses for Benson against Burke in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 as the team secured a 74-27 win. With Benson ahead 42-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
