Bennett is on a three-game streak of home losses, Mitchell a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Saturday. The Bennett Tigers will host the Mitchell Marauders at 11:00 a.m. Bennett is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Bennett will head into Thursday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Platte Canyon on Thursday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 17-run loss they were dealt on Tuesday. Bennett fell just short of Platte Canyon by a score of 26-24.
Bennett got a massive performance out of Maddison Hawkins, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Vivienne Gitke was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Bennett always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .628. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 28.5% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 49.6%.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Mitchell's offense. They came up short against Elizabeth on Thursday, falling 24-0. Having soared to a lofty 26 runs in the game before, the Marauders' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Bennett's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Mitchell, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
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