The Scottsbluff Bearcats are taking a road trip to take on the Bennington Badgers at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Scottsbluff knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Bennington likes a good challenge.
Scottsbluff is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Chadron: they outscored them in every quarter. Scottsbluff blew past Chadron 70-46 on Saturday. The Bearcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Scottsbluff to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caleb Burda, who made all 5 shots he took for 14 points. Burda is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Keon Delgado, who went 6 for 7 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bennington strolled past Blair with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 62-44. Given the Badgers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Bears are ranked 178th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for Bennington and bumps their season record up to 5-4. As for Scottsbluff, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Scottsbluff came up short against Bennington when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 65-61. Can Scottsbluff avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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