The West Central Area Knights will take on Benson at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for West Central Area: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Benson has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
West Central Area fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Ashby on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Arrows by a score of 4-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Benson). Everything went their way against Renville County West on Monday as they made off with a 15-1 victory. The win continues a trend for Benson in their matchups with Renville County West: they've now won five in a row.
Landon Skarsten made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Skarsten was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Benson got a massive performance out of Noah Goossen, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Max Nygaard, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four runs and one double.
Benson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Benson now has a winning record of 3-2. As for West Central Area, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
West Central Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Benson in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do Benson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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