For the second straight game, Zion-Benton will face off against Stevenson. The Zee-Bees will be playing in front of their home fans against the Patriots at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Zion-Benton has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Zion-Benton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Stevenson on Monday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (11-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
For Stevenson's part, Will Nack was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Nack a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Kosuke Sakamoto was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one double. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cooper Harris, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
Stevenson kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are 4-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Stevenson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Zion-Benton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-19.
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