Benton hasn't had much luck against Carterville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rangers will be playing at home against the Lions at 4:30 p.m.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Benton and Marion have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Wednesday. The Rangers fell 7-3 to the Wildcats.
Benton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Schafer, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Carterville won against Carbondale on Wednesday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Lions blew past Murphysboro 11-1. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Zach Snow, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Capie, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
The win (which was Carterville's third in a row) raised their record to 21-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Benton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Benton suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Carterville in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Will the Rangers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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