The Benson Bobcats will challenge the Phoenix Country Day Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Benson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Benson fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Bisbee last Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pumas by a score of 4-3. The Bobcats have struggled against the Pumas recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Dawson Judd was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Phoenix Country Day rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Spartans. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Soren Etheridge made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 19 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Those 19 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Jack Whalen was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Phoenix Country Day pushed their record up to 15-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Benson, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13-1.
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