The Lincoln Northwest Falcons will take on the Bennington Badgers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lincoln Northwest has struggled recently with 24 defeats in a row, while Bennington will arrive with four straight wins.
On Saturday, Lincoln Northwest lost to Gretna at home by a 48-30 margin. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Dragons are ranked 112th).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Bennington's strategy against Gering on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bennington blew Gering out of the water with a 71-37 final score. The Badgers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 24 points or more this season.
Bennington's win came from a few key players Lincoln Northwest will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Harper Bohaboj, who posted ten points along with six steals and five assists. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylar Johnson, who went 5 of 12 en route to 14 points.
Bennington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Lincoln Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Bennington, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Lincoln Northwest took a serious blow against Bennington when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 68-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bennington's Presley Baca, who went 7 of 8 on her way to 19 points along with eight boards and four steals. Now that Lincoln Northwest knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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