Elkhorn North pushed their score all the way to 59 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Bennington 65-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Tuesday (56), Elkhorn North still had to take the loss.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bennington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hudson Neuverth, who scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Kaiser, who scored 13 points along with 9 rebounds.
Elkhorn North now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Bennington, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 1-2.
Elkhorn North will be home for the holidays to greet Hastings on Friday. As for Bennington, they will head out on the road to face off against Boys Town at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.