The Benton Cardinals will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Maryville Spoofhounds at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Benton has seven straight wins, Maryville has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Wednesday, Benton had just enough and edged Kearney out 4-3.
Chris Coy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Benton's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Diego Barron, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Maryville had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Lincoln College Prep on Tuesday.
Benton is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Maryville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Everything went Benton's way against Maryville when the teams last played back in March as Benton made off with a 14-1 win. Will Benton repeat their success, or does Maryville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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