The Conway Wampus Cats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greenwood Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Conway will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Friday, then bounced right back against Jonesboro on Tuesday. Conway blew past Jonesboro 20-3.
Meanwhile, Greenwood had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Airedales a 16-0 shutout. That looming 16-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Greenwood yet this season.
Haley Mcadams made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Mcadams has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mcadams was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Tori Howard was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Brilea Rofkahr was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Conway's win bumped their record up to 13-7-1. As for Greenwood, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-3.
Conway took their win against Greenwood when the teams last played back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 11-4. Does Conway have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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