After flying high against Cameron last Monday, Mid-Buchanan came back down to earth. The Mid-Buchanan Dragons took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Benton Cardinals on Friday.
For Benton's part, Chris Coy made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Coy was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Treigh Nowak and Carson Schmidt did most of the damage at the plate: Nowak scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Schmidt scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Schmidt has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Mid-Buchanan's loss dropped their record down to 10-2. As for Benton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mid-Buchanan will challenge Bishop LeBlond at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Benton, they will head out on the road to face off against Lincoln College Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Benton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Lincoln College Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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