Softball Game Preview: Hope Bobcats vs. Arkadelphia Badgers

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Previous Games

03/18/25 - Home	7-4 W
04/23/24 - Home	0-20 L
04/23/24 - Home	14-4 W
03/29/24 - Away	9-6 W
04/25/23 - Away	4-2 W
+ 5 more games

Hope and Arkadelphia are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Bobcats will take on the Badgers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hope has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Hope is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They lost 15-0 to Magnolia.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Arkadelphia's offense. They came up short against Nashville on Friday, falling 15-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Badgers were not able to get on the board.

Arkadelphia now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.

Hope was able to grind out a solid win over Arkadelphia when the teams last played back in March, winning 7-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.