Baseball Recap: Benbrook Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Bobcats

Margin (Wins)

03/10/26 @ Diamond Hill-Jarvis	17
03/31/26 vs Eastern Hills	16
03/16/26 @ Southwest	16
04/17/26 vs Carter-Riverside	11
04/14/26 @ Carter-Riverside	10

Benbrook came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Carter-Riverside Eagles an 11-0 shutout. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Benbrook got a great performance from Trentin Hornbeck as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Hornbeck a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

At the plate, Ethan Tucker and Tanner Madara did most of the damage at the plate: Tucker went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Madara went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Madara has become a key player for Benbrook: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-7 otherwise. Evan Smith was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three stolen bases and two runs.

Benbrook always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .593. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carter-Riverside only posted an OBP of .235.

Benbrook's record now sits at 13-7. As for Carter-Riverside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-7.

Benbrook didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Celina on the 18th. As for Carter-Riverside, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Itasca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.