The Bennington Badgers will challenge the Blair Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bennington will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Bennington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Gretna, who was ranked 21st at the time (Bennington was ranked tenth). While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Badgers who were credited with the win on Tuesday. Bennington got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Gretna's three.
Bennington better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Blair's game on Monday is any indication, that's when Blair really gets things going. The Bears never let Gretna East get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Fans of Blair have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 3+ goals.
They hit Gretna East with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kaitlynn O'Neil, Cadence Field, Claire Anderson, and Tilde Hall.
Blair's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Bennington, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Bennington might still be hurting after the 6-2 loss they got from Blair when the teams last played back in May of 2025. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Badgers were down 3-0.
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