The Benson Bobcats will take on the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts in a tournament on Monday. One thing working in Benson's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last five matchups.
On Wednesday, Benson earned a 13-8 victory over Empire. The Bobcats have beaten the Ravens the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Ravens has come to flipping the script.
Mica Mountain came out on top against Mountain View on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run first inning. The Thunderbolts walked away with an 8-5 win over the Mountain Lions.
Brady Webster made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Webster was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
In other pitching news, Cole Lohrenz tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
Back at the plate, Raydon Rocha and Evan Wheeler did most of the damage at the plate: Rocha went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs, while Wheeler got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Rocha has posted since back in March of 2025. Chael Hawkins was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Benson's record now sits at 6-3-1. As for Mica Mountain, their record is now 3-4.
Benson couldn't quite finish off Mica Mountain in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 and fell 10-8. Can the Bobcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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