Benton is 1-6 against Marion since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bobcats will face off against Wolves at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, neither Benton nor Vinton-Shellsburg could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Meanwhile, Marion had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Plainsmen 4-1. The result was nothing new for Marion, who have now won four matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Marion's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those three contests. With that draw, Benton's record moves to 1-3-2.
Benton came up short against Marion in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Bobcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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