The Bennington Badgers will take on the Gretna East Griffins at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bennington comes in on seven and Gretna East on three.
Bennington's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Waverly 7-0. Considering Bennington have won 12 contests by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Waverly from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Austin Kaiser led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Gretna East faced Skutt Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Griffins walked away with a 2-0 win over the SkyHawks.
Bennington pushed their record up to 18-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those five games. As for Gretna East, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
Bennington beat Gretna East 4-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will the Badgers repeat their success, or do the Griffins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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