Baseball Preview: Bellevue East Chieftains vs. Benson Bunnies
Bellevue East is 5-0 against Benson since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bellevue East Chieftains will face off against the Benson Bunnies at 12:00 p.m. Bellevue East is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Bellevue East had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Omaha Central. Bellevue East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bellevue East got a good showing from Kaden Bach, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Cole Holbrook relieved him and did a solid job, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, AJ Lucas was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Liam Kerr was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Bellevue East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, sadly, Benson is still looking for their first win of the season after six matchups. They fell victim to a tough 22-0 loss at the hands of Bryan on Wednesday.
Bellevue East's record now sits at 3-5. As for Benson, their record is now 0-6.
Bellevue East took their win against Benson in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 18-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bellevue East since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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