Bennington is 0-10 against Marion since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bennington Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Marion Warriors at 4:30 p.m.
Bennington is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-5 walloping at the hands of Remington.
Meanwhile, Marion entered their tilt with Ell-Saline with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Cardinals 14-2. Considering Marion has won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gavin Wasmuth was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Wasmuth was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Jack Lanning was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last three games he's played. Trevor Schafers was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Bennington's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Marion, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Bennington suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Marion in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Bennington, Ian Ingels (who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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