Softball Preview: Bentonville Tigers vs. Springdale Bulldogs
Bentonville is 10-0 against Springdale since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bentonville Tigers will be playing at home against the Springdale Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Bentonville's favor as the squad sits on 12 straight wins at home while Springdale has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Bentonville's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Rogers Heritage 1-0.
Not much got past Ryann Sanders, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Rogers Heritage off the board. Sanders has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kylee Wyman was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Demi Donahoe, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Springdale came up short against Bentonville West on Thursday and fell 8-3.
Springdale saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josie Samarin, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Bentonville's victory bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Springdale, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Everything went Bentonville's way against Springdale in their previous matchup on April 2nd as Bentonville made off with a 10-0 win. Does Bentonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Springdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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