Dardanelle is 0-10 against Pottsville since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Dardanelle Sand Lizards will look to defend their home field against the Pottsville Apaches at 4:30 p.m.
After soaring to 14 runs the game before, Dardanelle was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-1 walloping at the hands of Scranton.
Meanwhile, Pottsville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Miners and snuck past 11-10. Pottsville's victory was all the more impressive since Bauxite was averaging only 3.58 runs allowed on the season.
Addy Wilmoth was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Wilmoth has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wilmoth was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Pottsville let Savanna Mackey and Madison Kellar loose on the outfield. Mackey went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Kellar went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Dardanelle's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Pottsville, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5.
Dardanelle suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Pottsville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Dardanelle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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