The Benton Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Northwest Area Rangers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Benton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Benton's offense. They fell just short of Central Columbia by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Benton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Farwell, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
MMI Preparatory School hit Northwest Area with a four-run fifth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rangers fell just short of MMI Preparatory School by a score of 7-5. The Rangers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cole Kablick and Connor Mason stepped up to the plate in a big way. Kablick went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Mason got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Zaiden Meeker also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Northwest Area's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Benton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Everything went Benton's way against Northwest Area in their previous meeting back in April, as Benton made off with a 15-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad 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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