ACGC rallies for win over Benson girls, who also lose to state-ranked Sauk Centre

The Benson girls basketball team dropped a pair of conference games last week to Atwater-CGC and Sauk Centre. The Braves, who fell to 1-7 overall and 0-5 in the WCC, opened up the week with a close 53-45 loss at ACGC last Tuesday night.
Benson led that game 25-23 at halftime, but the Falcons rallied in the second half to pull out the win.
Later in the week, the state’s No.1-ranked Class AA team, Sauk Centre, held the Braves to just 20 points during a 69-20 loss at Sauk Centre.
Benson has just one game scheduled this week, Thursday (tomorrow) at home against NLS. After that, the Braves have some time off to prepare for a game, Tuesday, Jan. 2 at home against Clinton-GB....
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Pictured: Kaitlyn Berreau (right) dishes off to a teammate during a recent game in Benson. The Braves opened up the season with six-straight home games before having two road games last week. Benson is set to host NLS, Thursday (tomorrow).