The Benton Central Bison will take on the Rochester Zebras at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Benton Central sitting on five straight wins and Rochester on four.
Benton Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They beat Seeger by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2.
Tyler Klemme made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Klemme has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Klemme was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Klemme wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Torres, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Rochester had just enough and edged Wabash out 7-6 on Monday.
Like Benton Central, Rochester also got a great game from a two-way player: Tanner Reinartz. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Reinartz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Jake Seuferer was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brady Coleman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Benton Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-13 record this season. As for Rochester, their victory bumped their record up to 19-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Benton Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rochester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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