Bennington has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Waverly Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bennington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Blair, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Bennington was ranked 13th). Bennington sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Blair on Thursday.
Bennington was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Taylor McFalls and
Harlie Taylor, who scored both of Bennington's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 11 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Waverly can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Everything went their way against Aurora as Waverly made off with an 8-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Waverly sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Bennington has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Waverly, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Everything went Bennington's way against Waverly in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Bennington made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bennington since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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