Baseball Recap: Elkhorn North Takes a Loss

Elkhorn North had lost four straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 11-8 to make it five. They lost 7-1 to the Bennington Badgers. The Wolves were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Badgers earlier this season, when they won 3-0.

As for Bennington, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-3. The result was nothing new for the Badgers, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.

For Bennington's part, they got a great performance from Jarron Utterback as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Utterback has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Morgan Schuman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Swoboda, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI.

Coming up, Elkhorn North will take on Gross Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Cougars' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Wolves' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bennington, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Westview on the 26th.