
Bobcats
03/08/25 @ Round Valley | 9 |
03/08/25 vs Moon Valley | 12 |
03/08/25 vs Salome | 16 |
03/08/25 vs Chino Valley | 1 |
03/04/25 vs Bisbee | 3 |
03/03/25 @ Desert Christian | 12 |
Benson has gone 8-2 against Tombstone recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Benson Bobcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Tombstone Yellow Jackets at 4:00 p.m. Benson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Benson saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell just short of Round Valley by a score of 10-9.
Sadie Webb was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. What's more, she posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in February of 2024. Sierra Olson also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Tombstone had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 15-11 win over the Tigers. 15 seems to be a good number for the Yellow Jackets as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Bria Gross was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Gross was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double.
In other batting news, Hayden Dobbins and Brianna True did most of the damage at the plate: Dobbins scored four runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while True went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Liliana Garcia was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Tombstone's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Benson, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Benson couldn't quite finish off Tombstone in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 13-11. Can Benson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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