The Benton Tigers will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Danville Ironmen, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Benton will be strutting in after a win while Danville will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Benton needed a bit of extra time to put away Selinsgrove. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Seals 2-1. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Seals are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Danville didn't have quite enough to beat Benton on Saturday and fell 2-1.
Benton pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Danville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13-1 record this season.
Benton came out on top in a nail-biter against Danville when the teams last played on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1. Does Benton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Danville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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