Benson is 0-5 against Bellevue East since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Benson Bunnies will square off against the Bellevue East Chieftains at 12:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Sadly, Benson is still looking for their first win of the season after six matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 22-0 walloping at the hands of Bryan on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Bellevue East had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Omaha Central on Wednesday. Bellevue East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bellevue East got a good showing from Kaden Bach, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Cole Holbrook relieved him and did a solid job, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, AJ Lucas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3. Cooper Brown was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Bellevue East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Benson's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Bellevue East, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Benson might still be hurting after the 18-0 loss they got from Bellevue East when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Benson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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