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| 04/18/24 - Away | 10-3 W |
| 04/20/23 - Home | 6-12 L |
| 04/22/21 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 04/18/19 - Away | 13-2 W |
| 04/19/18 - Home | 14-10 W |
| + 3 more games |
Bennington and Ralston are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Badgers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Rams at 6:30 p.m. Bennington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Bennington fell victim to Elkhorn North and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolves. The match 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.
Meanwhile, Ralston got themselves on the board against Platte Valley on Monday, but Platte Valley never followed suit. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Platte Valley. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Ralston also got a great performance from Daniel Blaufuss as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Blaufuss a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Ralston let Cade Stix and Brayden Vandervort run wild. Stix went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Vandervort went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Landen Buechler, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Ralston's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Bennington, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-3.
Bennington took their win against Ralston when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 10-3 score. Will the Badgers repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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