If Benton was feeling good fresh off their 17-8 takedown of Bucktail last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers fell just short of the Neumann Regional Academy Golden Knights by a score of 4-3 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 4-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
Benton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dalton Koch, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Benton's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Neumann Regional Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Looking ahead, Benton will welcome Bloomsburg at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Tigers are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Neumann Regional Academy, they will square off against Millville at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Quakers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Golden Knights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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