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)