Northside is 0-7 against Bentonville since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Northside Grizzlies will be staying on the road to face off against the Bentonville Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Bentonville took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Northside, who comes in off a win.
Northside is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Clarksville on Monday as Northside made off with a 24-5 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Autumn Phelan made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Phelan was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Northside got a massive performance out of Addison Foster, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Aaliyah Hamilton was another key contributor, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Bentonville's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Rogers by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Bentonville couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ryann Sanders was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Northside is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Bentonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-6.
Northside came up short against Bentonville in their previous matchup back in March, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sanders, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Northside knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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