Benton Central is 6-0 against Frontier since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Benton Central Bison will head out on the road to challenge the Frontier Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Benton Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Benton Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs last Saturday, they were much more limited against Northwestern on Friday. They lost 12-2 to the Tigers.
Benton Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Baylon Holmes, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Frontier had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They came out on top against the Bluejays by a score of 12-7.
Benton Central's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Frontier, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Everything went Benton Central's way against Frontier when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Benton Central made off with a 15-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Benton Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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