On Tuesday, Bennington faced Gross Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bennington Badgers walked away with a 7-3 win over the Gross Catholic Cougars. For Bennington, this counts as revenge for the 16-8 loss Gross Catholic walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Quinton Archer was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Anderson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Gross Catholic's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Legner, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Bennington's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Gross Catholic, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Bennington will head out on the road to challenge Crete at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Gross Catholic, they will be playing at home against Skutt Catholic on Thursday. The last three games Skutt Catholic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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