The Mountainburg Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Westside Rebels at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountainburg will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Mountainburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Life Way Christian with a sharp 16-3 win on Monday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Dragons as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Acorn hit Westside with a five-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rebels lost 16-9 to the Tigers. The Rebels have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Ayla Highfill made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Cato, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Mountainburg's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-12. As for Westside, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16-1.
Mountainburg might still be hurting after the 12-5 defeat they got from Westside in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Dragons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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