The Bennington Badgers will square off against the Blair Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bennington is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Bennington is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Gretna 56-35 on Friday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Badgers, who until this game were averaging 11.2 points allowed.
It was another big night for Will Gutz, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Cooper Johnson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Blair lost to Elkhorn North on the road by a 21-7 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the are ranked 12th).
Bennington's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Blair, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Bennington against Blair in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 34-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bennington since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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