On Thursday, Bentonville faced Cabot in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bentonville Tigers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Cabot Panthers. The victory was just what Bentonville needed coming off of a 9-1 defeat in their prior matchup.
For Cabot's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Belton, who went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Belton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
The win got Bentonville back to even at 5-5. As for Cabot, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-2.
Bentonville will head out on the road to face off against Fayetteville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cabot, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Central at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cabot: 2.6, Central: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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