Baseball Recap: Bryant extends home winning streak to nine

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 4:51am

Baseball Recap: Bryant Hornets vs. North Little Rock Charging Wildcats

Bryant came tearing into Tuesday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over the North Little Rock Charging Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for Bryant, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

For North Little Rock's part, Jackson Estes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Aiden Sartain was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Bryant pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Little Rock, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.

Bryant will head out on the road to challenge Conway at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Conway: 2.8, Bryant: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Little Rock, they will be playing at home against Maumelle at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Maumelle's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so North Little Rock's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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