The Bennington Badgers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blair Bears at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Bennington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Skutt Catholic, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Bennington was ranked 12th). Bennington fell just short of Skutt Catholic by a score of 2-1 on Monday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bennington in their matchups with Skutt Catholic: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Blair was not quite Norris' equal in the second half on Monday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Titans who were credited with the victory. Norris got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Blair's three. Blair has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Bennington's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Blair, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2.
Bennington came out on top in a nail-biter against Blair when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Bennington repeat their success, or does Blair have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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