Baseball Recap: Benton picks up third straight win on the road

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 1:46pm

Baseball Recap: Benton Cardinals vs. Lafayette Fighting Irish

Benton can now show off 16 landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They never let the Lafayette Fighting Irish onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Benton as they're now sitting on 12 straight.

Myles Bachali was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Chris Coy, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Benton pushed their record up to 23-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lafayette, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season.

Benton will be playing at home against Chillicothe at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Benton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for Lafayette, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Pleasant Hill at 4:30 p.m.

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