Norris and Bennington are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long. The Norris Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Bennington Badgers on Thursday. Bennington took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Norris, who comes in off a win.
Norris is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Hastings, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Norris was ranked 22nd). Norris walked away with a 7-4 win over Hastings on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
Meanwhile, Bennington came up short against Gretna East on Tuesday and fell 9-4.
Ava Kuntz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Bennington lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 1.
Norris pushed their record up to 15-12 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Bennington, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Norris came out on top in a nail-biter against Bennington in their previous meeting last Saturday, sneaking past 4-2. Does Norris have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bennington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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