Bennington dropped their record down to 15-3 on Monday, which also ended the team's nine-game streak of wins on the road dating back to last season. They fell 3-0 to the Elkhorn North Wolves. The game marked the first time this year in which the Badgers were not able to get on the board.
Jarron Utterback was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
As for Elkhorn North, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Three seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Elkhorn North's side, they got a great performance from Sam Huff as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Huff a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jake Janssen, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. He has become a key player for Elkhorn North: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Cam Schmeeckle also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Bennington is set to face off against their familiar foe Ralston at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Elkhorn North will take on rival Millard North at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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