Baseball Game Preview: Ouachita Warriors vs. Arkadelphia Badgers

The Ouachita Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Arkadelphia Badgers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Ouachita will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against Hampton on Tuesday. The Warriors came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 11-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, Arkadelphia came tearing into Tuesday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Panthers. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since March 25, 2024, but that streak is no more.

Arkadelphia pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 7.8 runs. As for Ouachita, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.