The Bennett Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Eaton Reds at 6:00 p.m. on February 14th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Bennett was able to grind out a solid win over Jefferson, taking the game 45-37.
Bennett's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jessica Venneberg, who scored 18 points along with five steals, and Lily Venneberg, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Venneberg has scored at least a third of Bennett's points. Another player making a difference was Olivia Schroeder, who scored four points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Eaton had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.8 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged University out 55-52. 55 seems to be a good number for Eaton as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Eaton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tayla Wiedeman, who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Delaney Reuter, who scored 13 points.
Bennett has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Eaton, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
Wednesday's game is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Bennett have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Eaton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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