The Badger Braves have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Springfield Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on February 28th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Saturday, Badger strolled past Jackson-Milton with points to spare, taking the game 59-41. Given Badger's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while Jackson-Milton is ranked 647th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Badger to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hannah Betts, who scored 19 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Betts has scored all season. Gabriella Miller was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with six rebounds and six steals.
Meanwhile, Springfield didn't have too much trouble with Heartland Christian at home on Saturday as they won 59-43. 59 seems to be a good number for Springfield as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Badger's win was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for Springfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
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