Bennington fought the good fight in their overtime match against Norris on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 74-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Norris Titans. While losing is never fun, the Badgers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Titans are ranked first).
| 01/24/25 vs Norris | 27 |
| 01/21/25 @ Standing Bear | 20 |
| 01/16/25 @ Waverly | 24 |
| 01/14/25 @ Lincoln Northwest | 22 |
Several Badgers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Austin Kaiser, who went 11 for 17 en route to 27 points and seven rebounds. The game was Kaiser's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Jace Fitzgerald was another key player, going 7 of 13 on his way to 19 points and five boards.
Norris found their leader in sophomore Evan Greenfield, who went 10 for 11 en route to 26 points and eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Greenfield has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Barret Boesiger, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 19 points.
Bennington moved to 9-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Norris, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-1.
Bennington will look to defend their home court on Friday against Elkhorn. One thing working in Bennington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests. As for Norris, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, an 89-47 victory against Lewis Central on the 25th.
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