Benton can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They put the hurt on the Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix with a sharp 11-1 win. With that victory, Benton brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Ben Farwell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Farwell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Benton got a big performance out of Graydon Beishline, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dalton Koch, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Sugar Valley Rural's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Breon, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, Sugar Valley Rural hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Benton struck out five times.
Benton's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Sugar Valley Rural, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
Benton will head out on the road to take on Neumann Regional Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Benton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Sugar Valley Rural, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Bucktail at 4:30 p.m.
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