The Cabot Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Jonesboro Hurricane at 4:30 p.m. Cabot's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Jonesboro's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Cabot faced Bryant in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Cabot suffered a rough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Bryant. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Cabot has scored all season.
Cabot saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avie Singleton, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro beat North Little Rock 8-4 on Tuesday. The victory was just what Jonesboro needed coming off of an 8-0 loss in their prior matchup.
Cabot has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-4 record this season. As for Jonesboro, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Cabot skirted past Jonesboro 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Cabot repeat their success, or does Jonesboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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