Badgers
| 01/11/25 vs Gering | 90 |
| 12/21/24 vs Gretna | 69 |
| 12/05/24 vs Wahoo | 67 |
| 12/28/24 @ Norris | 66 |
| 01/10/25 vs Scottsbluff | 62 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bennington). They took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging a 90-44 win over the Gering Bulldogs. With the Badgers ahead 61-22 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bennington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Nichols, who made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc to post 22 points. The dominant performance gave Nichols a new career-high in points. Gavin Olson was another key player, putting up 15 points along with six assists and six boards.
Bennington is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Gering, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bennington will venture away from home to square off against Lincoln Northwest on Tuesday. As for Gering, they will head out to take on Wheatland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gering is facing Wheatland at the right time seeing as Wheatland is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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