Bennington has won eight straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Elkhorn North has won eight straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Bennington Badgers will challenge Elkhorn North at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Bennington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Millard West, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Bennington was ranked 20th). Bennington fell just short of Millard West by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Bennington sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-22, 22-25, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Elkhorn North didn't have quite enough to beat Elkhorn South on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Elkhorn North wouldn't go down easily and took Elkhorn South into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 20-25, 13-25, 15-8.
Bennington's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Elkhorn North, their loss dropped their record down to 17-6.
Bennington came up short against Elkhorn North in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Bennington, Haylee Wolf (who had 30 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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