Bryan is 9-1 against Benson since December of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bryan Bears will host the Benson Bunnies at 7:00 p.m. Bryan is looking for their season's first win.
Bryan is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Burke on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bryan had to suffer through a 82-42 loss at the hands of Burke. The Bears were down 63-32 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
12/16/24 vs Burke | 9 |
12/11/24 vs Omaha South | 7 |
12/07/24 vs Fremont | 7 |
12/09/24 vs Benson | 5 |
12/12/24 @ Kearney | 4 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Deon Darnell, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. Those nine rebounds gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Kimble, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, Benson came up short against Westview on Tuesday and fell 74-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (59), the Bunnies still had to take the loss.
Benson's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Bryan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Bryan was taken down by Benson 97-53 when the teams last played last Monday. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bryan was down 54-32.
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