Basketball Recap: Winner Skates Past Bennett County with Ease

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

01/04/25 vs Mahpiya Luta	20
01/14/25 @ Bon Homme	33
01/23/25 vs Bennett County	31

There's no place like home for Winner, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 55-24 win over the Bennett County Warriors. Winner has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 20 points or more this season.

Leading Winner to victory were Carter Craven and Shawn Hammerbeck. Craven dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 rebounds, while Hammerbeck dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards. That makes it six consecutive games in which Craven has scored at least a third of Winner's points.

Winner has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Bennett County, their defeat was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-8.

Winner will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Todd County at 6:30 p.m. As for Bennett County, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Kadoka at 6:00 p.m. on February 4th.