Softball Preview: Benton Cardinals vs. Lathrop Mules
The Benton Cardinals have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lathrop Mules at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Benton will be strutting in after a win while Lathrop will be coming in after a loss.
Benton is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since September 19th on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over North Andrew.
Meanwhile, Lathrop was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 18-8 to Plattsburg.
Benton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Lathrop, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Benton beat Lathrop 6-2 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Benton repeat their success, or does Lathrop have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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