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Benton Independence

Bobcats

Mustangs

The Independence (IA) varsity baseball team lost Monday's home non-conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 10-5.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Benton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
Independence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

Final score provided by S. ScoreFinder.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Iowa High School Baseball - Benton defeats Independence

June 3, 2024: Independence, IA 50644

Spectators at Monday's non-league battle between the Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA) and the host Independence Mustangs (Independence, IA), saw Benton's baseball squad beat Independence by a margin of 10-5.

Coming up next, the Bobcats play the Independence Mustangs (Independence, IA) in a non-league battle, on Monday, June 3. Benton will attempt to better on its 11-4 season record.

The Mustangs now sport a 4-8 record. They take the field next when they host Benton for a non-league battle on Monday, June 3. Independence will play a Bobcats squad coming off a 11-2 non-league win over East Marshall (Le Grand, IA). The Bobcats record now stands at 9-4.

Benton @ Independence Baseball Game Info

Mon., Jun. 3, 2024

The Independence (IA) varsity baseball team lost Monday's home non-conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 10-5.

Rankings & Records

Benton (23-24)

IA
58

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
26-14	8-4	13-4	13-10	.650	.667	273	167

Independence (23-24)

IA
96

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
15-21	3-5	7-13	8-8	.417	.375	246	276

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Benton	2.5	0	0	0	1.0	2.0	0	1.0	6.8	5.0	5.0
Independence	.5	2.0	0	1.5	1.5	0	0	-	6.8	-	-

Head-to-Head

Benton won on 6/3/2024

6/3 @ 5p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Benton - - - - - - - 8 - -
Independence - - - - - - - 3 - -

The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity baseball team won Monday's away non-conference game against Independence (IA) by a score of 8-3.
Box score
Benton won on 6/3/2024

6/3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Benton - - - - - - - 10 - -
Independence - - - - - - - 5 - -

The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity baseball team won Monday's away non-conference game against Independence (IA) by a score of 10-5.
Box score

6/3 @ 5p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Benton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Independence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Benton	13-11		Independence	11-13

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
5/21/24	West Delaware	Benton		6/10/24	West Delaware	Independence	(W) 5-2
6/11/24	West Delaware	Benton	(W) 4-0	6/10/24	West Delaware	Independence	(W) 10-6
6/11/24	West Delaware	Benton	(W) 8-3
5/23/24	Benton	Clear Creek-Amana	(L) 12-9	6/13/24	Clear Creek-Amana	Independence	(W) 13-1
5/23/24	Benton	Clear Creek-Amana	(L) 13-2	6/13/24	Independence	Clear Creek-Amana	(L) 10-7
5/24/24	Benton	Waverly-Shell Rock	(L) 4-1	5/14/24	Independence	Waverly-Shell Rock	(W) 9-7
				5/14/24	Independence	Waverly-Shell Rock	(W) 15-3
5/30/24	Williamsburg	Benton	(W) 11-1	5/20/24	Williamsburg	Independence	(W) 3-1
5/30/24	Williamsburg	Benton	(W) 14-5	5/20/24	Williamsburg	Independence	(L) 10-9
6/6/24	Vinton-Shellsburg	Benton	(W) 12-2	6/20/24	Independence	Vinton-Shellsburg	(W) 15-12
6/6/24	Vinton-Shellsburg	Benton	(W) 10-3	6/20/24	Independence	Vinton-Shellsburg	(W) 12-2
7/8/24	Benton	Vinton-Shellsburg	(W) 7-1
6/10/24	Marion	Benton	(L) 5-0	6/24/24	Marion	Independence	(L) 18-3
6/10/24	Marion	Benton	(L) 15-1	6/24/24	Marion	Independence	(L) 12-4
6/13/24	Benton	South Tama County	(W) 19-1	6/27/24	Independence	South Tama County	(W) 23-5
6/13/24	Benton	South Tama County	(W) 13-4	6/27/24	Independence	South Tama County	(W) 18-4
6/17/24	Benton	Solon	(L) 5-0	5/23/24	Independence	Solon	(L) 3-2
6/17/24	Benton	Solon	(L) 5-3	5/23/24	Independence	Solon	(L) 14-6
6/20/24	Mt. Vernon	Benton	(W) 2-1	5/30/24	Mt. Vernon	Independence	(L) 3-1
6/20/24	Mt. Vernon	Benton	(W) 7-4	5/30/24	Mt. Vernon	Independence	(W) 9-8
6/24/24	Grinnell	Benton	(L) 5-4	6/17/24	Grinnell	Independence	(L) 9-4
6/24/24	Grinnell	Benton	(W) 5-4	6/17/24	Grinnell	Independence	(L) 7-5
6/25/24	Benton	Xavier	(L) 11-0	6/11/24	Xavier	Independence
				6/12/24	Xavier	Independence
				7/5/24	Xavier	Independence	(L) 5-4
6/27/24	Benton	Center Point-Urbana	(L) 2-1	6/6/24	Independence	Center Point-Urbana	(L) 12-5
6/27/24	Benton	Center Point-Urbana	(W) 3-2	6/6/24	Independence	Center Point-Urbana	(L) 3-1
7/9/24	Benton	Wahlert	(L) 8-2	6/4/24	Wahlert	Independence	(L) 28-1

Record Breakdown

Benton (23-24)		Independence (23-24)
26-14	Overall	15-21
8-4	League	3-5
18-10	Non-League	12-16
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
13-11	Common Opponent	11-13
13-4	Home	7-13
13-10	Away	8-8
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
26-14	In-State	15-21
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0