The Bennington Bulldogs came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 48-41 victory over Ell-Saline. That's another feather in the cap for Bennington, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
It was another big night for Talan Pickering, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Eli Lawson, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Bennington is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Ell-Saline, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3.
Bennington will head out on the road to challenge Ellsworth at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Ellsworth is on a three-game streak of home wins, Bennington a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Ell-Saline will take on Classical at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Classical has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 373 points over their last six matches.
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