The Benton Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Northwest Area Rangers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Benton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Benton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Muncy on Wednesday. They fell 6-2 to the Indians. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Benton in their matchups with Muncy: they've now lost four in a row.
Benton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Kapp, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Northwest Area entered their tilt with Bucktail with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bucks on Wednesday and snuck past 8-7.
Benton now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Northwest Area, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Benton came out on top in a nail-biter against Northwest Area in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Benton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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