After flying high against the Louisville Lions last Saturday, the Gross Catholic Cougars came back down to earth. Gross Catholic fell to Bennington 62-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Austin Kaiser continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bennington, scoring 21 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Kaiser hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Gavin Olson was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds.
Gross Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Bennington, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Gross Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next match is against South Sioux City on February 9th. Gross Catholic is facing South Sioux City at the right time seeing as South Sioux City is stuck on a 20-game losing streak. As for Bennington, they will be playing at home against Lincoln Northwest on Saturday. The timing is sure in Bennington's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Lincoln Northwest has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
