The Beebe Badgers will venture away from home to challenge the DeWitt Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Beebe is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Greenbrier, who was ranked second at the time (Beebe was ranked 14th). The Badgers lost 12-2 to the Panthers on Tuesday. The Badgers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Beebe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Frankie Caldwell, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, DeWitt didn't have quite enough to beat Lonoke on Monday and fell 6-5. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Jackrabbits recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Jordyn Easterwood made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Beebe's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for DeWitt, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Beebe got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 against DeWitt by a conclusive 6-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Badgers 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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