The Benton Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Airline Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Benton knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Airline likes a good challenge.
13 must be Benton's lucky number: they beat Huntington with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Tigers didn't even let the Raiders on the board, marking the Tigers' second-straight 13-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 21 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Airline has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.96 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They came up short against Parkway, falling 14-3.
Airline's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Benton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-2 record this season.
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