Baseball Recap: Nolan Fagnano leads a balanced attack to beat Benton

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 4:39am

Baseball Recap: Neumann Regional Academy Golden Knights vs. Benton Tigers

Neumann Regional Academy can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They skirted past the Benton Tigers 4-3. For Neumann Regional Academy, this counts as revenge for the 4-0 loss Benton walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.

Angelo Birch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.

On the hitting side, Neumann Regional Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Fagnano, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

Neumann Regional Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Benton, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-8.

Neumann Regional Academy will challenge Sugar Valley Rural at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neumann Regional Academy is facing Sugar Valley Rural at the right time seeing as Sugar Valley Rural is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Benton, they will be playing at home against Sullivan County at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Sullivan County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

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