Murphysboro fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Benton on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rangers by a score of 7-6. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Kanton Richards was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-5 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and one run.
Murphysboro's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Benton, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-10.
Coming up, Murphysboro is taking a road trip to square off against Mt. Vernon at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Benton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pinckneyville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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