Benton has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Benton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Benton's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Northeast Bradford on Monday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-0.
Benton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Kapp, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Kapp has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Even though they lost, Benton hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech lost 17-3 to Millville on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Columbia Montour Vo-Tech in their matchups with Millville: they've now lost three in a row.
Benton now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Columbia Montour Vo-Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Everything went Benton's way against Columbia Montour Vo-Tech in their previous matchup back in April as Benton made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Benton 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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