It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Smackover ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Bauxite Miners 8-7. The Buckaroos have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Miners, too.
Smackover has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. Bauxite's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3.
Coming up, Smackover will welcome Junction City at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Junction City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Bauxite, they will head out on the road to take on Rison at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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