Softball Game Preview: Calico Rock Pirates vs. Cotter Warriors

The Calico Rock Pirates will head out to face off against the Cotter Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Calico Rock made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Midland, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Calico Rock blew past Midland 10-2 on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their one-run performance the contest before.

Meanwhile, Cotter entered their tilt with Green Forest on Friday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 14-2 win. Considering the Warriors have won four matches by more than 11 runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Cotter pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Calico Rock, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.

Calico Rock might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Cotter when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Calico Rock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.