The Gretna East Griffins will face off against the Bennington Badgers at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Gretna East sitting on three straight victories and Bennington on seven.
Gretna East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Skutt Catholic, who was ranked 12th at the time (Gretna East was ranked 20th). The Griffins never let the SkyHawks get on the board and left with a 2-0 win on Saturday.
Tyler Gilliland and Trey Potthoff scored both of Gretna East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Bennington made easy work of Waverly on Saturday and carried off a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Bennington, who have now won 12 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Bennington pushed their record up to 18-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those five contests. As for Gretna East, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Gretna East came up short against Bennington in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 4-2. Can the Griffins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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