Softball Game Preview: Russellville Cyclones vs. Greenwood Bulldogs

Russellville is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Greenwood is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Russellville will welcome Greenwood at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Russellville's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups.

Russellville barely beat Northside the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Russellville blew past Northside 15-3 on Monday. While the Cyclones didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Aribella Garcia

Runs Batted In

03/31/25 vs Northside	2
03/21/25 @ Siloam Springs	1
04/30/24 @ Van Buren	1
04/30/24 @ Van Buren	2

Russellville let Brooklynn Hayes and Aribella Garcia run wild. Hayes scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Garcia scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. What's more, Garcia posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Brock, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Russellville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Greenwood faced DeWitt in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Saturday. Greenwood walked away with an 8-4 win over DeWitt.

Greenwood is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. Russellville's win bumped their record up to 6-4.

Russellville couldn't quite finish off Greenwood when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can Russellville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.