Baseball Game Preview: Benton Tigers vs. Captain Shreve Gators

The Benton Tigers will take on the Captain Shreve Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Benton has seven straight wins, Captain Shreve has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Benton is returning to their home field after beating Captain Shreve on theirs, despite the fact Captain Shreve has dominated at home this season. Benton put the hurt on Captain Shreve with a sharp 13-1 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 14 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Benton's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Captain Shreve, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.