The Benbrook Bobcats will head out to face off against the Memorial Mavericks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Benbrook is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Benbrook is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Western Hills 20-0 on Friday. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Daniel Stiefvader looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, Evan Smith and Vance Morton did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Morton scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Morton a new career-high in RBI (three). Kale Toberny also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Benbrook hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Memorial had just enough and edged out Cooper 3-2 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mavericks.
Benbrook pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Memorial, their record now sits at 11-5.
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