Benjamin has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Benjamin had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Cardinal Newman.
Benjamin Swank was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Buchanan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Royal Palm Beach and St. John Paul II Academy on Wednesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Royal Palm Beach fell victim to a tough 15-5 defeat at the hands of St. John Paul II Academy.
Robert Gonzalez and Shane Causey did some serious damage despite the final result: Gonzalez went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI, while Causey scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Causey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Benjamin's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Royal Palm Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Benjamin has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Royal Palm Beach struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Benjamin suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Royal Palm Beach in their previous meeting back in April of 2017. Can Benjamin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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