Baseball Recap: Benton Cardinals vs. Atchison Phoenix
Benton stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let the Atchison Phoenix onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Give Benton's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Carson Davis was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Davis has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Davis wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chris Coy, who went 4-for-5 with three doubles, two runs, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Carson Schmidt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Benton's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.7 runs. As for Atchison, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Benton is on the road again on Monday to play Chillicothe at 4:30 p.m. Chillicothe will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Benton surely won't give up without a fight. As for Atchison, they will head out on the road to face off against Troy on Monday. Atchison is facing Troy at the right time seeing as Troy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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