Crete is 0-6 against Bennington since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Crete Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bennington Badgers at 4:30 p.m.
Crete was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 13-8 to Beatrice.
Brooks Piening was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Wendt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bennington faced Gross Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Bennington walked away with a 7-3 victory over Gross Catholic.
Quinton Archer was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Caden Anderson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Crete's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Bennington, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Crete couldn't quite finish off Bennington when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Crete, Owen Douglas (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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