In what's become a running theme this season, Benton Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Morgan Township Cherokees as the Benton Central Bison made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Benton Central.
The team relied heavily on Tyler Klemme, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Baylon Holmes, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Morgan Township's side, Noah Duhamell was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Duhamell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Morgan Township saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Thibodeau, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Thibodeau has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Benton Central's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Morgan Township, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Benton Central will challenge McCutcheon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Morgan Township, they will head out on the road to square off against Hebron at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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