Waverly hasn't had much luck against Bennington recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Badgers at 12:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Waverly sitting on five straight wins and Bennington on six.
If Bennington heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Waverly took over last week. The Vikings never let Lincoln Lutheran/Raymond Central/Parkview Christian get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday. Give Waverly's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Davin Clark, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, Bennington faced Mount Michael Benedictine in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Badgers blew past the Knights 5-2. Bennington might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by three goals or more this season.
Waverly pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Bennington, their win bumped their record up to 17-1.
Waverly suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Bennington in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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