The Benson Bunnies's road trip will continue as they head out to face Westview on Thursday.
Benson came up short against Omaha South on Saturday, falling 11-4.
Meanwhile, Westview got themselves on the board against Buena Vista on Tuesday, but Buena Vista never followed suit. They blew past the Bison 15-0. The result was nothing new for Westview, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Pyper Stortz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Aliyah Schaefer looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Emma Miller and Londynn Danner did most of the damage at the plate: Miller went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Danner went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. What's more, Miller also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had in her last 13 matches. Another player making a difference was Bosan Kadence, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westview was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .688. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 25.9% earlier this season, but in their last ten games they've averaged 37.8%.
Benson's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Westview, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season.
Benson suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Westview when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Benson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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