There's no place like home for Pinckneyville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Benton Rangers on Monday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 6-2 two weeks ago.

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JD Kellerman made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Reed Marlow was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last ten matches.
The victory got Pinckneyville back to even at 11-11. As for Benton, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-17.
Pinckneyville has already played their next contest (against Johnston City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Benton, they have also already played their next game, a 4-2 win against Carbondale on the 5th.
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