Soccer Game Preview: Bennington vs. Elkhorn North

Badgers

Goals

04/18/26 vs Skutt Catholic	4
04/16/26 @ Blair	2
04/14/26 @ Gretna	3
04/11/26 @ Standing Bear	3
04/04/26 vs South Sioux City	3
+ 6 more games

Bennington has gone 8-1 against Elkhorn North recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Badgers will be taking part in a tournament against Wolves at 5:00 p.m. Bennington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.

Bennington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Skutt Catholic, who was ranked 25th at the time (Bennington was ranked 11th). The Badgers won by a goal and slipped past the SkyHawks 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bennington.

They hit Skutt Catholic with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kade Olbrich (2), Max Leight, and Tyson Hunter.

Meanwhile, Elkhorn North kept a clean sheet against Mount Michael Benedictine on Saturday. They blew past the Knights 3-0. The result was nothing new for Elkhorn North, who have now won four matches by three goals or more so far this season.

Elkhorn North's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Bennington, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.

Bennington got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 against Elkhorn North by a conclusive 4-0 score. Will the Badgers repeat their success, or do Wolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.