Saturday just wasn't the day for Pleasant Hill's offense. They lost 12-0 to the Benton Cardinals on Saturday. Pleasant Hill's defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
For Benton's part, not much got past Chris Coy, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Pleasant Hill off the board. Coy has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carson Davis, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Treigh Nowak, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Pleasant Hill's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Benton, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 24-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Pleasant Hill by a score of 10-3 later that day.
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