If Ell-Saline was riding high fresh off their 54-31 takedown of Remington last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ell-Saline Cardinals received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 64-50 to the Bennington Bulldogs. It was the first time this season that the Cardinals let down their fans at home.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bennington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaiah Garrett, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards. With that strong performance, Garrett is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Palenske, who went 6 of 10 to rack up 12 points in addition to eight rebounds and four blocks.
Having lost for the first time this season, Ell-Saline fell to 13-1. As for Bennington, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-5.
Ell-Saline has already played their next game (against Classical), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Bennington, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 53-50 win against Berean Academy on the 6th.
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