Baseball Recap: Airline Comes Up Short

If Airline was feeling good fresh off their 8-0 takedown of Simsboro last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vikings fell just short of the Benton Tigers by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Vikings have suffered against the Tigers since April 15, 2021.

Airline's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Benton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-2 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Benton beat Airline by a score of 7-1 on Wednesday.