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Independence Benton

Mustangs

Bobcats

The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity softball team won Monday's home non-conference game against Independence (IA) by a score of 8-0.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-
Benton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-

Final score provided by S. ScoreFinder.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Iowa High School Softball - Independence knocked off by Benton

June 9, 2025: Van Horne, IA 52346

In Monday's non-league test, the Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA) softball squad overwhelmed the visiting Independence Mustangs (Independence, IA), by a count of 8-0.

Next, the Bobcats meet the Independence Mustangs (Independence, IA) in a non-league test, on Monday, June 9. Benton will attempt to upgrade on its 4-5 season record. The Mustangs go into the test with a 2-9 record after their 2-1 non-league win over South Winneshiek (Calmar, IA).

The Mustangs (2-11) will now prepare for their test against Benton (Van Horne, IA). The Bobcats go into the non-league test with a 2-5 record. In their last test, Benton was routed by Williamsburg (Williamsburg, IA), 11-0, in a league test.

Independence @ Benton Softball Game Info

Mon., Jun. 9, 2025

The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity softball team won Monday's home non-conference game against Independence (IA) by a score of 8-0.

Rankings & Records

Independence (24-25)

IA
198

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
14-27	2-7	7-8	7-19	.341	.222	186	226

Benton (24-25)

IA
80

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
19-14	5-8	9-6	10-8	.576	.385	215	158

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.5	-	-
Benton	0	5.0	0	8.0	1.0	-	-	6.5	11.0	0

Head-to-Head

Benton won last month

6/9 @ 5:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Independence - - - - - - - 6 - -
Benton - - - - - - - 7 - -

The Independence (IA) varsity softball team lost Monday's away non-conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 7-6.
Box score
Benton won last month

6/9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Independence - - - - - - - 0 - -
Benton - - - - - - - 8 - -

The Independence (IA) varsity softball team lost Monday's away non-conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 8-0.
Box score

6/9 @ 5:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Benton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Independence	8-16		Benton	9-13

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
5/29/25	Independence	Williamsburg	(L) 15-1	6/4/25	Benton	Williamsburg	(L) 11-0
5/29/25	Independence	Williamsburg	(L) 8-0	6/4/25	Benton	Williamsburg	(L) 10-2
				7/12/25	Williamsburg	Benton	(L) 3-2
6/2/25	Solon	Independence	(L) 15-6	6/23/25	Solon	Benton
6/2/25	Solon	Independence	(L) 11-6	6/26/25	Solon	Benton
				7/3/25	Solon	Benton	(W) 12-7
				7/3/25	Solon	Benton	(W) 8-7
6/4/25	Independence	Mt. Vernon	(L) 4-1	6/25/25	Benton	Mt. Vernon	(L) 12-1
6/4/25	Independence	Mt. Vernon	(L) 10-6	6/25/25	Benton	Mt. Vernon	(L) 6-5
6/6/25	Waverly-Shell Rock	Independence	(L) 3-0	6/17/25	Waverly-Shell Rock	Benton	(L) 8-5
6/11/25	Center Point-Urbana	Independence	(L) 9-1	7/2/25	Center Point-Urbana	Benton	(L) 12-2
6/11/25	Center Point-Urbana	Independence	(L) 10-1	7/2/25	Center Point-Urbana	Benton	(L) 7-3
6/12/25	Center Point-Urbana	Independence
6/16/25	Independence	West Delaware		5/29/25	Benton	West Delaware	(L) 3-2
6/24/25	Independence	West Delaware	(L) 4-3	5/29/25	Benton	West Delaware	(W) 11-4
6/24/25	Independence	West Delaware	(L) 13-2
6/18/25	Clear Creek-Amana	Independence		6/2/25	Clear Creek-Amana	Benton	(L) 10-4
7/7/25	Clear Creek-Amana	Independence	(L) 8-3	6/2/25	Clear Creek-Amana	Benton	(L) 11-1
7/7/25	Clear Creek-Amana	Independence	(L) 10-0
6/21/25	Independence	Monticello	(W) 8-4	6/3/25	Benton	Monticello
6/23/25	Independence	Grinnell		6/30/25	Benton	Grinnell	(L) 3-2
7/1/25	Independence	Grinnell	(L) 5-3	6/30/25	Benton	Grinnell	(W) 6-5
7/1/25	Independence	Grinnell	(L) 1-0
6/25/25	Vinton-Shellsburg	Independence	(W) 3-2	6/11/25	Benton	Vinton-Shellsburg	(W) 11-1
6/25/25	Vinton-Shellsburg	Independence	(W) 10-4	6/26/25	Benton	Vinton-Shellsburg	(W) 6-2
6/27/25	Independence	Iowa City West	(W) 10-0	5/12/25	Benton	Iowa City West
6/30/25	Independence	Marion	(W) 7-0	6/16/25	Benton	Marion	(L) 7-6
6/30/25	Independence	Marion	(L) 5-2	6/16/25	Benton	Marion	(W) 6-1
7/10/25	Independence	Marion
7/11/25	Independence	Marion	(W) 6-5
7/2/25	South Tama County	Independence	(W) 13-1	6/18/25	South Tama County	Benton	(W) 11-0
7/2/25	South Tama County	Independence	(W) 14-4	6/18/25	South Tama County	Benton	(W) 6-3

Record Breakdown

Independence (24-25)		Benton (24-25)
14-27	Overall	19-14
2-7	League	5-8
12-20	Non-League	14-6
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
8-16	Common Opponent	9-13
7-8	Home	9-6
7-19	Away	10-8
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
14-27	In-State	19-14
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0