The Bennington Badgers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Norris Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bennington is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 26-2 margin over Omaha Northwest on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Caden Prendergast was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Prendergast has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Prendergast was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Jarron Utterback looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Bennington got a massive performance out of Caden Anderson, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Hunter Spencer was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Norris had just enough and edged Gretna out 8-7 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Norris.
Bennington's victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Norris, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Bennington couldn't quite finish off Norris in their previous meeting on April 9th and fell 8-6. Can Bennington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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