Thursday just wasn't the day for Bishop LeBlond's offense. Their rough 10-0 defeat to the Benton Cardinals on Thursday might stick with them for a while. The match marked that first time this year in which Bishop LeBlond was not able to get on the board.
For Benton's part, Boston Cook looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Benton let Carson Schmidt and Chris Coy loose on the outfield. Schmidt scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Coy scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Coy has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Treigh Nowak, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Bishop LeBlond hasn't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6. As for Benton, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Bishop LeBlond will head out on the road to face off against South Holt at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. South Holt's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Bishop LeBlond's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Benton, they will face off against Mid-Buchanan at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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