Soccer Preview: Elkhorn vs. Bennington
Elkhorn is 1-9 against Bennington since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Elkhorn Antlers will head out on the road to challenge the Bennington Badgers at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Elkhorn comes in on five and Bennington on 17.
Last Thursday, Elkhorn was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln Northwest, taking the game 4-2. That's two games straight that Elkhorn has won by exactly two goals.
They hit Lincoln Northwest with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Nick Pagliuca,
Alex Sharko,
Kellen Ruch, and
Caleb Kimmell.
Meanwhile, Bennington stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They beat Waverly by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1. Given Bennington's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Waverly is ranked 46th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elkhorn has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Bennington, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-0.
Elkhorn might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Bennington in their previous matchup back in March. Can Elkhorn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
