Baseball Recap: Bennington Wins High-Profile Match Against Hastings

Badgers

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ Lincoln Northwest	11
04/15/25 vs Lincoln Northwest	10
04/07/25 vs Waverly	10
03/29/25 vs Concordia/Brownell/Omaha Christian Academy	10
04/17/25 vs Hastings	9

Bennington faced Hastings in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Badgers put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 12-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Badgers, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.

Houston Hill looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.

At the plate, Hunter Spencer was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Aidan Smith was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.

Bennington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hastings only posted a batting average of .200.

The victory made it two in a row for Bennington and bumps their season record up to 15-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Hastings, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.

Bennington has already played their next match (against Waverly), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Hastings, they have also already played their next contest, a 4-2 defeat against Norris on the 18th.