The Standing Bear Grizzlies are taking a road trip to face off against the Bennington Badgers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Standing Bear, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Bennington's (thus far) undefeated season.
Standing Bear fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Beatrice on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Orangemen by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Bennington faced Elkhorn North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Badgers' defense stepped up to hand Elkhorn North a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Bennington were the better team in the second half.
Austin Kaiser and Zander Hanish scored both of Bennington's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Bennington pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five games. As for Standing Bear, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
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