Softball Preview: El Dorado Wildcats vs. Hot Springs Trojans
El Dorado is on a five-game streak of home losses, Hot Springs a nine-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The El Dorado Wildcats will take on the Hot Springs Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hot Springs took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on El Dorado, who comes in off a win.
El Dorado headed into their last matchup having not scored more than two runs for five straight, but Hamburg let them put that streak behind them. El Dorado walked away with a 12-7 win over Hamburg on Monday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for El Dorado's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Delaney Loyd was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kaycee Otwell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Hot Springs might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 17-2 to Arkadelphia, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
El Dorado's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-12. As for Hot Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
El Dorado took their win against Hot Springs when the teams last played on April 1st by a conclusive 22-9. Does El Dorado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hot Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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