Softball Recap: Bentonville Beats Northside for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 @ Greenwood	19
04/22/25 vs Southside	18
03/04/25 @ Springdale	15
04/28/25 vs Springdale	13
04/24/25 vs Pea Ridge	12

Bentonville extended their winning streak to five on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 20-2 in the process. They put the hurt on the Northside Grizzlies with a sharp 10-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 16 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Anniston Reith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last four times she's played.

In other batting news, Kylee Wyman and Kierra Burkhart did most of the damage at the plate: Wyman went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Burkhart went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Alexis Lorennij, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one double.

Bentonville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .406 or higher in five consecutive games.

As for Northside, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On Northside's side, Amariah Greene was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. Alay'Jah Mays also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Coincidentally, Bentonville and Northside will both be playing Bentonville West the next time they take the field. The Tigers will host the Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, while the Grizzlies will head out to face them at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.