Baseball Recap: Bennington Sets Scoring Season-High Against Omaha Northwest

Badgers

Team Score (Highest)

04/28/25 @ Omaha Northwest	23
04/15/25 vs Lincoln Northwest	13
03/25/25 @ Lincoln Northwest	13
04/17/25 vs Hastings	12
04/10/25 vs Crete	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bennington). They put the hurt on the Omaha Northwest Huskies with a sharp 23-1 win on Monday. The victory was familiar territory for the Badgers, who have now won five contests in a row.

Jace Fitzgerald made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Fitzgerald was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI and one triple. That triple was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Hunter Spencer was incredible, going 3-for-6 with eight RBI, one triple, and one run. Those eight RBI gave him a new career-high. Mason Buechler was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI.

Bennington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .525. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Omaha Northwest only posted a batting average of .158.

Bennington's record is now 20-3. As for Omaha Northwest, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-15 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Bennington is set to challenge their familiar foe Norris at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Badgers 3, the Titans 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Omaha Northwest will take on rival Benson at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.