Benton Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of the Kankakee Valley Kougars.
Benton Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Spencer Flook, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run. Another was Carter Fox, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Benton Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Kankakee Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-9-1.
Coming up, Benton Central will be playing at home against McCutcheon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Kankakee Valley, they will head out to challenge Lowell at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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