Baseball Game Preview: Bennington Bulldogs vs. Ellinwood Eagles

The Bennington Bulldogs will head out to face off against the Ellinwood Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Bennington has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Bennington lost 11-1 to Trinity on Friday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Bennington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.

Meanwhile, Ellinwood had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 12-2 victory. Considering the Eagles have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Drake Hosman and Cohen Gunn made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hosman didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Gunn tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. At bat, Hosman got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI, while Gunn went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Ellinwood is 9-2 when Hosman posts two or more runs, but 4-9 otherwise.

In other batting news, Cade Coleman was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Gavin Kubick also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Ellinwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .351 or higher in four consecutive matches.

Ellinwood pushed their record up to 13-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Bennington, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.