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Independence Benton

Mustangs

Bobcats

The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity baseball team won Monday's home non-conference game against Independence (IA) by a score of 2-0.

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

Final score provided by S. ScoreFinder.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Iowa High School Baseball - Benton edges Independence

June 9, 2025: Van Horne, IA 52346

The crowd at Monday's non-league battle between the Benton Bobcats (Van Horne, IA) and the visiting Independence Mustangs (Independence, IA), saw Benton's baseball team gain a win over Independence by a tally of 2-0.

The Bobcats (13-3) will now prepare for their battle against Monticello (Monticello, IA). The Panthers enter the non-league battle with a 5-5 record. In their last battle, Monticello held off West Branch (West Branch, IA), 10-8, in a league battle.

Next, the Mustangs face the Wahlert Golden Eagles (Dubuque, IA) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, June 10. Independence will attempt to upgrade on its 7-7 season record. The Golden Eagles enter the battle with a 8-0 record after their 10-0 non-league win over Waterloo West (Waterloo, IA).

Independence @ Benton Baseball Game Info

Mon., Jun. 9, 2025 @ 5p

The Benton (Van Horne, IA) varsity baseball team won Monday's home non-conference game against Independence (IA) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Independence (24-25)

IA
125

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
23-17	6-3	12-8	11-9	.575	.667	338	244

Benton (24-25)

IA
26

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
28-6	11-1	18-3	10-3	.824	.917	275	106

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	1.0	0	0	1.0	0	3.0	12.0	8.5	-	-
Benton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.1	-	-

Head-to-Head

Benton won on 6/9/2025

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

Independence - - - - - - - 0 - -
Benton - - - - - - - 2 - -

The Independence (IA) varsity baseball team lost Monday's away non-conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Benton won on 6/9/2025

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

Independence - - - - - - - 8 - -
Benton - - - - - - - 10 - -

The Independence (IA) varsity baseball team lost Monday's away non-conference game against Benton (Van Horne, IA) by a score of 10-8.
Box score

6/9	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Benton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Independence	13-7		Benton	16-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
5/20/25	Waverly-Shell Rock	Independence		5/30/25	Waverly-Shell Rock	Benton	(W) 10-3
5/20/25	Waverly-Shell Rock	Independence	(L) 6-3	5/30/25	Waverly-Shell Rock	Benton	(L) 5-3
5/28/25	Independence	Williamsburg	(W) 13-2	6/5/25	Benton	Williamsburg	(W) 10-0
5/28/25	Independence	Williamsburg	(L) 5-0	6/5/25	Benton	Williamsburg	(W) 3-0
				7/11/25	Williamsburg	Benton	(W) 3-2
6/2/25	Solon	Independence	(L) 11-6	6/23/25	Solon	Benton	(W) 7-5
6/2/25	Solon	Independence	(W) 13-4	6/26/25	Solon	Benton
				7/2/25	Solon	Benton	(L) 6-2
6/5/25	Independence	Mt. Vernon	(W) 8-7	6/26/25	Benton	Mt. Vernon	(W) 4-3
6/5/25	Independence	Mt. Vernon	(W) 9-7
6/12/25	Center Point-Urbana	Independence	(W) 18-3	7/3/25	Center Point-Urbana	Benton	(W) 8-0
6/12/25	Center Point-Urbana	Independence	(W) 5-4	7/3/25	Center Point-Urbana	Benton	(W) 9-4
6/16/25	Independence	West Delaware		5/28/25	Benton	West Delaware	(W) 17-2
7/7/25	Independence	West Delaware	(W) 6-1	5/28/25	Benton	West Delaware	(W) 9-0
7/7/25	Independence	West Delaware	(W) 14-7
7/11/25	Independence	West Delaware
7/12/25	West Delaware	Independence	(L) 5-4
6/19/25	Clear Creek-Amana	Independence	(L) 14-9	6/2/25	Clear Creek-Amana	Benton	(W) 14-10
6/19/25	Clear Creek-Amana	Independence	(L) 7-5	6/2/25	Clear Creek-Amana	Benton	(L) 12-8
6/23/25	Independence	Grinnell		6/30/25	Benton	Grinnell	(W) 8-3
7/2/25	Independence	Grinnell	(W) 14-4	6/30/25	Benton	Grinnell	(W) 6-1
7/2/25	Independence	Grinnell	(W) 9-2
6/26/25	Vinton-Shellsburg	Independence	(W) 11-1	6/12/25	Benton	Vinton-Shellsburg	(W) 21-0
6/26/25	Vinton-Shellsburg	Independence	(W) 14-7	6/12/25	Benton	Vinton-Shellsburg	(W) 12-1
				7/8/25	Vinton-Shellsburg	Benton	(W) 9-0
6/30/25	Independence	Marion	(L) 6-3	6/16/25	Benton	Marion	(L) 4-3
6/30/25	Independence	Marion	(W) 6-3	6/16/25	Benton	Marion	(L) 5-3
7/3/25	South Tama County	Independence		6/19/25	South Tama County	Benton

Record Breakdown

Independence (24-25)		Benton (24-25)
23-17	Overall	28-6
6-3	League	11-1
16-14	Non-League	17-5
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
13-7	Common Opponent	16-5
12-8	Home	18-3
11-9	Away	10-3
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
23-17	In-State	28-6
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0