Mt. Carmel and Benton squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Mt. Carmel had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Rangers by a score of 9-7. If the Aces were looking for revenge after losing 11-5 to the Rangers when the teams met back in April of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
River Deisher was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Mt. Carmel's loss dropped their record down to 19-10. As for Benton, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-16.
Mt. Carmel does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Benton, they will challenge Carmi-White County at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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