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| 04/18/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 05/13/23 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 05/06/21 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 05/02/19 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 05/29/18 - Home | 10-0 W |
| + 4 more games |
Center Point-Urbana is a perfect 9-0 against Benton since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Stormin' Pointers will challenge the Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Center Point-Urbana sitting on five straight victories and Benton on three.
Center Point-Urbana barely beat Vinton-Shellsburg the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Stormin' Pointers put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 5-1 win on Tuesday. Considering Center Point-Urbana have won 12 contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Benton). Their defense stepped up to hand Wapello an 8-0 shutout on Monday. Give Benton's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Benton pushed their record up to 6-8-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those five games. As for Center Point-Urbana, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3-1.
Center Point-Urbana took their win against Benton when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Stormin' Pointers since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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