Walnut Ridge is 7-0 against Cave City since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Walnut Ridge Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Cave City Cavemen at 4:00 p.m. Walnut Ridge is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Walnut Ridge had to settle for a 7-5 defeat against Salem.
Ashtyn Bradley spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Maddie Burris was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Anderson, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Cave City suffered a tough 11-4 loss at the hands of Mountain View on Tuesday. Cave City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Walnut Ridge's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6. As for Cave City, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Everything went Walnut Ridge's way against Cave City in their previous meeting back in March as Walnut Ridge made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walnut Ridge since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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