Elkhorn North hasn't had much luck against Bennington recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Elkhorn North will face off against the Bennington Badgers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Elkhorn North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Scottsbluff as Elkhorn North made off with a 30-6 victory. The score was close at the half, but Elkhorn North pulled away in the second half with 23 points.
Elkhorn North got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ethan Beachy out in front who threw for 184 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 30 yards. Alex Uchtman also helped out with an impressive 102 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Bennington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 39-0 victory over the Bison. Given the Badgers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Bison are ranked 43rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bennington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cooper Johnson, who picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Johnson showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 50 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Gutz, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown.
Bennington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Olson and Layne Boever. Boever is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season.
Bennington's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.3 points. As for Elkhorn North, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Elkhorn North lost to Bennington on the road by a decisive 20-6 margin when the teams last played back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gutz, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Elkhorn North knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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