Hastings has won seven straight games at home, while Bennington has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Tigers will take on the Badgers in a tournament on Wednesday. Hastings' defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Bennington's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Hastings is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Gretna East, who was ranked 20th at the time (Hastings was ranked second). The Tigers won by a goal and slipped past the Griffins 2-1. Two seems to be a good number for Hastings as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Bennington kept a clean sheet against Elkhorn North on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 4-0 margin over Wolves. The result was nothing new for Bennington, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Austin Kaiser and Kade Olbrich scored all four of Bennington's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 36 goals.
Bennington's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Hastings, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
Hastings came up short against Bennington in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 3-1. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
