The Blair Bears will take on the Skutt Catholic SkyHawks at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Blair is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Bennington, who was ranked 18th at the time (Blair was ranked eighth). The Bears put the hurt on the Badgers with a sharp 6-2 win on Saturday. With Blair ahead 3-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Their offense was hitting Bennington from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Brynn Ray led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Platteview kept up with Skutt Catholic until halftime on Saturday, but afterwards: not so much. The SkyHawks were the clear victors by a 5-2 margin over the Trojans. The victory was nothing new for Skutt Catholic as they're now sitting on six straight.
Skutt Catholic pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five contests. As for Blair, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-2.
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