Benton is 1-9 against Savannah since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Benton Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Savannah Savages at 4:30 p.m. Benton will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Benton can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They beat Lexington by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-2.
Steven Wahlgren looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Carson Schmidt was a standout: he scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Coy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Savannah had just enough and edged Kirksville out 7-6 on Tuesday.
Benton is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Savannah, their record is now 18-9.
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