Benton dropped their record down to 7-6 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They lost 7-0 to the Millville Quakers. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
As for Millville, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-5. Considering they have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Millville's part, not much got past Curtis Whitmoyer, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Benton off the board. Whitmoyer also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Quakers are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Nathan Benedict was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Benton will take on rival Neumann Regional Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Millville is set to challenge their familiar foe Columbia Montour Vo-Tech at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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