After both having extra time off, the Bennington Badgers and the Skutt Catholic SkyHawks will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Bennington sitting on four straight victories and Skutt Catholic on five.
Bennington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They came out on top against Elkhorn North by a score of 16-7. The 16-point effort marked the Badgers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Bennington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Skutt Catholic faced Seward in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Skutt Catholic put the hurt on Seward with a sharp 42-21 win. The result was nothing new for the SkyHawks, who have now won seven contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Skutt Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Bennington, their win bumped their record up to an identical 11-1.
Bennington came up short against Skutt Catholic in their previous matchup back in October, falling 38-30. Can Bennington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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