Baseball Recap: Anna-Jonesboro Find Success

By Team Reports May 16, 2025, 7:06am

Baseball Recap: Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats vs. Benton Rangers

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Previous Games

05/15/25 - Home2-1 W
04/08/25 - Away12-2 W
04/25/24 - Home10-7 W
04/15/24 - Away12-7 W
03/30/23 - Home5-2 W
+ 4 more games

While Anna-Jonesboro's victory against Benton wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Rangers on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted against the Rangers since April 28, 2016.

Anna-Jonesboro has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Benton, their loss was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-21.

Anna-Jonesboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Benton, they will venture away from home to take on Murphysboro at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

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