The Bennington Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Ellsworth Bearcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Bennington sitting on five straight victories and Ellsworth on three.
Last Tuesday, Bennington was able to grind out a solid victory over Ell-Saline, taking the game 48-41.
Talan Pickering continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 16 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eli Lawson, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Ellsworth has not done well against Southeast of Saline recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Ellsworth came out on top against Southeast of Saline by a score of 44-33.
Bennington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Ellsworth, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
Bennington skirted past Ellsworth 56-53 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bennington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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