The Eaton Reds can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Bennett 68-37 at home. The win was nothing new for Eaton as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Tayla Wiedeman was her usual excellent self, scoring 16 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. She is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Courtney Steinkamp, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
When it comes to explaining why Bennett lost, one person who can't be blamed is Lily Venneberg. Despite the final result, she scored 28 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 75.7% of Bennett's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jessica Venneberg was another key contributor, scoring five points along with two steals.
Eaton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Bennett, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-4.
Eaton will head out on the road to challenge Resurrection Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Resurrection Christian is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Eaton a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Bennett's road trip will continue as they head out to face Platte Canyon at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Bennett focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Wednesday.
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