Softball Game Preview: Vilonia Eagles vs. Sylvan Hills Bears

Vilonia is on an eight-game streak of home wins, while Sylvan Hills is on an eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Eagles will welcome the Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Vilonia 3.7, Sylvan Hills 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Vilonia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Valley View, who was ranked 25th at the time (Vilonia was ranked 13th). The Eagles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over the Blazers on Friday.

Lila Toll

Hits (Career)

04/18/25 @ Valley View	4
03/07/25 @ Mayflower	2
03/04/25 vs Cabot	2
04/15/25 @ Parkview	1
04/11/25 vs Greenbrier	1

The team relied heavily on Lila Toll, who went 4-for-5 with two triples, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ralyn Kelley, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Sylvan Hills hadn't done well against Beebe recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Bears' pitcher stepped up to hand the Badgers a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 12 contests by ten runs or more so far this season.

Abbie Mayden - 2026 was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and six RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rakyia Johnson - 2028, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Sylvan Hills is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Vilonia, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.

Vilonia suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Sylvan Hills when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.