Benton put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They beat the Lexington Minutemen by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-2. Winning may never get old, but Benton sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Steven Wahlgren looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Benton got a massive performance out of Carson Schmidt, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Coy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Benton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Lexington, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-20.
Benton will head out on the road to challenge Savannah at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Lexington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Carrollton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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