Blair and Bennington are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Blair Bears will be playing at home against the Bennington Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blair will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Bennington is ranked fifth).
Blair is coming in off a tense game against Norris in which neither team made it on the board. Blair and Norris finished up their matchup with a 0-0 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Blair's first draw of the season.
Meanwhile, Bennington put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past Skutt Catholic 3-2. Beau Pick had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Bennington got from the refs.
Bennington was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Austin Kaiser and Pick, who scored all three of Bennington's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 37 so far this season.
Blair's draw makes their record 6-4-1 this season. As for Bennington, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0.
Blair suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Bennington in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Will Blair have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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