Gering played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 79-52 defeat at the hands of the Bennington Badgers. If the Bulldogs were looking for revenge after losing 90-44 to the Badgers when the teams met back in January of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Max Judy
| 01/10/26 vs Bennington | 100% |
| 01/09/26 vs Crete | 20% |
| 12/31/25 vs Niobrara County | 33% |
| 12/30/25 vs Custer | 60% |
| 12/29/25 vs Valentine | 100% |
| + 5 more games |
Despite the loss, Gering had strong showings from Max Judy, who shot 86% from the field to rack up 17 points, and Ryland Ray, who posted 12 points. Thanks to that strong game, Judy now owns an excellent 40.4% three-point shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Soule, who put up eight points.
Bennington was led to victory by Blaize Jung and Landon McCarville. Jung went 7-for-12 on his way to 15 points along with seven steals and six assists, while McCarville shot 57% from the field en route to 24 points and three steals. Those seven steals gave Jung a new career-high. Brayden Meline also deserves some recognition as he pulled down his first rebounds of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Gering and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Bennington, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-5.
Coming up, Gering will welcome Wheatland on Thursday. Bennington has already played their next contest (against Lincoln Northwest), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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