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The Benton (St. Joseph, MO) varsity baseball team won Thursday's neutral non-conference game against Lafayette (St. Joseph, MO) by a score of 5-0.

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Lafayette0000000053
Benton1040000521
Final score provided by J. Coy.
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Game Story

Missouri High School Baseball - Benton defeats Lafayette

March 20, 2025: St. Joseph, MO 64505

The Benton Cardinals baseball team scored 5 runs and held the host Lafayette Fighting Irish to 0 in the Cardinals non-league win on Thursday.

The Cardinals now hold a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Bishop LeBlond for a non-league test on Monday, March 24. Benton will play a Eagles team coming off a 15-1 non-league loss to Central (St. Joseph, MO). The Eagles record now stands at 0-2.

With the defeat, Lafayette drops to 0-1 on the year. The Fighting irish travel to Central (St. Joseph, MO) to play the Indians in a non-league test on Monday, March 24. The Indians go into the test with a record of 2-0. Central won 15-1 in their recent non-league test against Bishop LeBlond (St. Joseph, MO)

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    Game Started
    Lafayette
    Fighting Irish
    0 - 0
    Benton
    Cardinals
    Posted @ 6:11p
  2. C. Hess

    Top of the 5th Inning
    Lafayette
    Fighting Irish
    1 - 1
    Benton
    Cardinals
  3. J. Coy

    Final
    Lafayette
    Fighting Irish
    0 - 5
    Benton
    Cardinals
    Posted @ 7:18a

Lafayette vs Benton Baseball Game Info

Thu., Mar. 20, 2025 @ 6p
The Benton (St. Joseph, MO) varsity baseball team won Thursday's neutral non-conference game against Lafayette (St. Joseph, MO) by a score of 5-0.

Rankings & Records

Lafayette (24-25)

MOClass
24852
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %RFRA
9-192-54-85-100-1.321.286135203

Benton (24-25)

MOClass
7111
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %RFRA
20-134-28-510-62-2.606.667232143

Team Scoring Averages

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Lafayette
.6.7.6.91.21.3.74.85.62.1
Benton
1.0.83.03.61.62.307.09.81.0

Head-to-Head

  • Benton won on 3/20/2025
    3/20 @ 6p1234567RHE
    Lafayette0000000053
    Benton1040000521

    The Lafayette (St. Joseph, MO) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's neutral non-conference game against Benton (St. Joseph, MO) by a score of 5-0.

  • Benton won on 3/21/2025
    3/211234567RHE
    Benton-------5--
    Lafayette-------0--

    The Benton (St. Joseph, MO) varsity baseball team won Friday's away non-conference game against Lafayette (St. Joseph, MO) by a score of 5-0.

  • Benton won this month
    5/6 @ 4:30p1234567RHE
    Lafayette-------5--
    Benton-------9--

    The Lafayette (St. Joseph, MO) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Benton (St. Joseph, MO) by a score of 9-5.

Team Stat Comparison

LafayetteBenton
.246Batting Average-
.415On Base Percentage-
.278Slugging Percentage-
.922Fielding Percentage-
.444Win Loss Percentage-

Team Leaders

LafayetteBentonNational Avg.
Carson Hammond-coy.600Batting Average
-
.240
Carter Bruce.677On Base Percentage
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.380
Carson Hammond-coy.600Slugging Percentage
-
.303
Carter Bruce1.000Fielding Percentage
-
.859
Carter Bruce1.000Win Loss Percentage
-
.535

Record Breakdown

Lafayette (24-25)

Benton (24-25)

9-19
Overall
20-13
2-5
League
4-2
7-14
Non-League
16-10
0-3
Head to Head
3-0
5-9
Common Opponent
11-5
4-8
Home
8-5
5-10
Away
10-6
0-1
Neutral
2-2
0-0
Playoff
0-0
9-19
In-State
20-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0