After two games on the road, Bentonville is heading back home. They will take on the Cabot Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Bentonville faced Har-Ber in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Bentonville fell just short of Har-Ber by a score of 8-6. Bentonville has not had much luck with Har-Ber recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cabot waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Patriots onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Cabot might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Cabot got a great performance from Cael Turner as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Austin Ryals, who went 1-for-2 with a home run. Aden Velasquez was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Bentonville's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Cabot, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Bentonville came up short against Cabot in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, falling 5-2. Can Bentonville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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