Blair waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bennington Badgers a 5-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bears also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Brooke Janning was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Jacy Schueth was excellent, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Blair hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in nine consecutive contests.
Blair is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Bennington, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Blair will venture away from home to face off against Hastings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hastings is on a four-game streak of home wins, Blair a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Bennington, they will square off against Gretna East at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bennington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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