Benton is 0-7 against West Ouachita since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Benton Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the West Ouachita Chiefs at 5:30 p.m.
After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Benton were a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They fell victim to a rough 14-0 defeat at the hands of Calvary Baptist Academy. The matchup marked that first time this season in which Benton was not able to get on the board.
Benton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Defee, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, West Ouachita had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Lions. The result was nothing new for West Ouachita, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Benton's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for West Ouachita, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8.
Benton came up short against West Ouachita when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 9-6. Can Benton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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