The Bennington Badgers and the Gering Bulldogs will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Bennington knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Gering likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Bennington was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 63-62 to Scottsbluff. While the Badgers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bearcats 21-15 in the first quarter.
| 01/10/25 vs Scottsbluff | 18 |
| 12/17/24 @ Gretna East | 12 |
| 01/11/24 vs Waverly | 8 |
| 12/30/24 vs Gretna East | 8 |
| 01/02/24 vs Ralston | 7 |
Bennington's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Austin Kaiser, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 23 points in addition to six assists and five boards, and Gavin Olson, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 18 boards. The dominant performance gave Olson a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Fitzgerald, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Bennington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 76 points the game before, Gering was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They had to suffer through a 62-22 loss at the hands of Crete. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Gering has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Bennington, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
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