The Lincoln Northwest Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Bennington Badgers at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lincoln Northwest has now lost 13 straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 9.
Last Tuesday, Lincoln Northwest came up short against Mercy and fell 59-49.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bennington gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Roncalli Catholic 76-51. Given Bennington's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Roncalli Catholic is ranked 137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bennington's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Addison Reinoehl, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals, and Harper Bohaboj, who scored 12 points along with seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Reinoehl has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Presley Baca, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Lincoln Northwest's loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Bennington, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.