Scouting Report: Benton at Solon

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SOLON, Iowa - </strong>The battle between Top 5 teams turned into a defensive struggle Friday night here. Class 3A fourth-ranked Solon built an early lead and held off No. 2 Benton, 36-35, on a game-winning shot by Iowa-bound 2024 [player_tooltip player_id='246099' first='Callie' last='Levin']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some players who stood out in this one: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["127632"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":578994,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Twedt battled foul trouble early into this game. It took until the second half for her to settle in. 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