If Crete was riding high fresh off their 60-12 takedown of Ralston on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cardinals had to suffer through an 85-33 loss at the hands of the Bennington Badgers. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Badgers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Kassidy Egge and Kylie McMillan certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Egge posted seven points and eight rebounds, while McMillan scored nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Camry Draeger, who put up eight points.
Harper Bohaboj was nothing short of spectacular for Bennington: she shot 53% from the field en route to 18 points and six assists. Those 18 points gave Bohaboj a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Haydin Jackson, who had 11 points and three steals.
Crete's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Bennington, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Coming up, Crete will square off against Beatrice on Thursday. As for Bennington, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 80-31 win against Mercy on the 9th.
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