The Bennington Badgers will take on the Lexington Minutemen at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bennington will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more goals each contest than the last.
Bennington is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Kearney Catholic get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for Bennington, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Kearney Catholic from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Kade Olbrich led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Lexington faced Gross Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Minutemen walked away with a 2-0 win over the Cougars. That's two games straight that Lexington have won by exactly two goals.
Lexington's lineup was just a bit different on Saturday as Adan Lima-Miranda got a bit more time on the pitch (70 vs. his season average of 42.8). Lima-Miranda made the most of the opportunity, putting up one assist A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Lexington has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those nine contests. As for Bennington, their win bumped their record up to 13-3.
Bennington was able to grind out a solid victory over Lexington in their previous meeting back in May of 2025, winning 3-1. Will the Badgers repeat their success, or do the Minutemen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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