Benton is 2-8 against Airline since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Benton will head out on the road to challenge Airline at 5:30 p.m.
Benton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: North DeSoto, who was ranked seventh at the time (Benton was ranked 24th). Benton fell 8-5 to North DeSoto on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Airline made easy work of Captain Shreve on Tuesday and carried off a 9-1 victory.
Airline is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. Benton's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.
Benton beat Airline 6-3 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Benton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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