Baseball Recap: Bennett Tigers vs. Bruce Randolph Grizzlies
Bennett can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Bruce Randolph Grizzlies with a sharp 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bennett.
Benjamin Mathis was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Mathis was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Triston Cronk, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Brody Hawes was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Bruce Randolph's side, Joesph Carrillo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Allan Nunez, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Bennett has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Bruce Randolph, they dropped their record down to 6-6 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Bennett will be playing in front of their home fans against Prospect Ridge Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Prospect Ridge Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.25 runs per game on average), something Bennett will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Bruce Randolph, they will square off against Manual at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bruce Randolph is facing Manual at the right time seeing as Manual is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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