Softball Recap: Izard County Continues Home Dominance on Saturday

Izard County came tearing into Saturday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Walnut Ridge Bobcats a 3-0 shutout.

Cougars

Previous Games (Home)

03/29/25 vs Walnut Ridge	3-0
03/18/25 vs Cotter	6-3
04/24/24 vs White County Central	11-0
04/19/24 vs South Side	1-0
04/18/24 vs Yellville-Summit	16-1
+ 4 more games

Izard County pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Walnut Ridge, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.

Izard County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-0 win against Buffalo Island Central on the 29th. Walnut Ridge has also already played their next game (against Magazine), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.