Softball Recap: Bennington Badgers vs. Gretna East Griffins
Bennington was the 16-4 winner over Gretna East when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Bennington Badgers fell just short of the Gretna East Griffins by a score of 7-5 on Saturday. The Badgers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bennington saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cara Mendicino, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Bennington didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gretna East only tossed three.
Bennington's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Gretna East, the victory also got them back to even at 8-8.
Bennington will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Norris at 3:15 p.m. Bennington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Gretna East, they will square off against Elkhorn North at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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