Benton is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Marion is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bobcats will host the Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Benton's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Vinton-Shellsburg with a sharp 10-0 victory.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Marion and Mt. Vernon have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Wolves were the clear victors by an 11-5 margin over the Mustangs. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
Benton now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Marion, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
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