Bennington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Pius X Thunderbolts out 10-8. This was payback for Bennington, who suffered a 13-9 loss the last time these two teams met.
Bennington got a big performance out of Nolan Japp, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Anderson, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
On Pius X's side, Kai Vanis was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Jake Bugbee was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bennington pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs per game. As for Pius X, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.
Bennington will head out on the road to challenge Elkhorn at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bennington is facing Elkhorn at the right time seeing as Elkhorn is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Pius X, they will head out on the road to face off against Seward at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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