After flying high against Alameda last Monday, Bennett came back down to earth. The Bennett Tigers lost to the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners on the road by a 73-55 margin on Friday.
Owen Stiers
| 02/28/25 @ Prospect Ridge Academy | 4 |
| 02/24/25 @ Alameda | 5 |
| 02/18/25 vs Fort Lupton | 4 |
Bennett's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Owen Stiers, who shot 56% from the field en route to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Stiers has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Ivory, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 16 points and five boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Prospect Ridge Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ezekiel Bote, who shot 71% from the field on his way to 25 points along with six rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Bote a new career-high in blocks (three). Liam Schilling was another key player, going 7-for-11 en route to 17 points and seven steals.
Bennett has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 17-6 record this season. The win (which was Prospect Ridge Academy's sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-6.
Bennett and Prospect Ridge Academy are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Bennett will challenge Eaton at 7:00 p.m. on March 7th. Eaton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Bennett likes a good challenge. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, they will be playing at home against Delta at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Prospect Ridge Academy will be up against Delta's rather soft defense (which has allowed 56.96 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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