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Mt. Vernon Benton

Mustangs

Bobcats

The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Mt. Vernon (IA) by a score of 2-1.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mt. Vernon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Benton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-

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Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Iowa High School Baseball - Benton edged by Mt. Vernon

June 25, 2026: Van Horne, IA 52346

Mt. Vernon Mustangs (Mt. Vernon, IA) followers left the game satisfied Thursday as they observed their baseball squad nip the host Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA), 2-1 in a non-league match.

With the triumph, Mt. Vernon moves its record to 9-13 on the season. The Mustangs travel to Winfield-Mt. Union (Winfield, IA) to confront the Wolves in a non-league match on Saturday, June 27. The Wolves come into the match with a record of 6-13. Winfield-Mt. Union lost 2-0 in their recent league match against Highland (Riverside, IA)

The Bobcats now possess a 15-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Grinnell for a WaMac-West match on Monday, June 29. Benton will confront a Tigers squad coming off a 11-1 non-league win over West Delaware (Manchester, IA). The Tigers record now stands at 15-9.

Mt. Vernon @ Benton Baseball Game Info

Thu., Jun. 25, 2026 @ 5p

The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Mt. Vernon (IA) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

Mt. Vernon (25-26)

IA
126

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
10-13	0-6	4-7	6-6	.435	.000	129	148

Benton (25-26)

IA
62

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
14-10	4-2	7-5	7-5	.583	.667	162	128

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mt. Vernon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.6	-	-
Benton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.7	-	-

Head-to-Head

Mt. Vernon won last week

6/25 @ 5p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Mt. Vernon - - - - - - - 2 - -
Benton - - - - - - - 1 - -

The Mt. Vernon (IA) varsity baseball team won Thursday's away non-conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 2-1.
Box score
Benton won last week

6/25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Benton - - - - - - - 6 - -
Mt. Vernon - - - - - - - 1 - -

The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity baseball team won Thursday's away non-conference game against Mt. Vernon (IA) by a score of 6-1.
Box score

6/25	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Benton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Mt. Vernon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Mt. Vernon	7-9		Benton	9-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
5/27/26	Solon	Mt. Vernon	(L) 19-3	6/22/26	Benton	Solon	(W) 12-5
5/27/26	Mt. Vernon	Solon	(L) 7-1	6/22/26	Solon	Benton	(L) 8-5
6/1/26	Mt. Vernon	Grinnell	(L) 2-1	6/29/26	Grinnell	Benton
6/1/26	Grinnell	Mt. Vernon	(W) 7-2
6/4/26	Mt. Vernon	Independence	(L) 14-4	6/8/26	Benton	Independence	(L) 6-5
6/4/26	Independence	Mt. Vernon	(L) 6-5	6/8/26	Independence	Benton	(W) 7-6
6/8/26	Center Point-Urbana	Mt. Vernon	(W) 13-5	7/2/26	Benton	Center Point-Urbana
6/8/26	Mt. Vernon	Center Point-Urbana	(W) 7-6
6/11/26	Mt. Vernon	Marion	(L) 11-5	6/15/26	Marion	Benton	(W) 7-5
6/11/26	Marion	Mt. Vernon	(L) 7-4	6/15/26	Benton	Marion	(L) 22-1
6/15/26	Clear Creek-Amana	Mt. Vernon	(L) 9-5	6/1/26	Benton	Clear Creek-Amana	(W) 4-2
6/15/26	Mt. Vernon	Clear Creek-Amana	(W) 9-6	6/1/26	Clear Creek-Amana	Benton	(L) 8-6
6/18/26	Mt. Vernon	Williamsburg	(W) 7-6	6/4/26	Williamsburg	Benton
6/18/26	Williamsburg	Mt. Vernon	(L) 7-4	6/5/26	Williamsburg	Benton	(L) 7-4
				6/5/26	Benton	Williamsburg	(W) 6-5
6/22/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Mt. Vernon	(W) 12-2	6/11/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Benton
6/22/26	Mt. Vernon	Vinton-Shellsburg	(W) 13-3	6/12/26	Vinton-Shellsburg	Benton	(W) 10-0
				6/12/26	Benton	Vinton-Shellsburg	(W) 9-1
6/29/26	South Tama County	Mt. Vernon		6/18/26	Benton	South Tama County
7/2/26	Mt. Vernon	West Delaware		5/27/26	West Delaware	Benton	(W) 12-2
				5/27/26	Benton	West Delaware	(W) 16-1

Record Breakdown

Mt. Vernon (25-26)		Benton (25-26)
10-13	Overall	15-10
0-6	League	4-2
10-7	Non-League	11-8
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
7-9	Common Opponent	9-5
4-7	Home	7-5
6-6	Away	8-5
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
10-13	In-State	15-10
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0