Rogers Heritage extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 13-12 in the process. They lost 13-3 to the Bentonville Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, with their most recent defeat being a 11-1 loss back in April.
Victoria Bone made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
As for Bentonville, their win was their 29th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games.
On Bentonville's side, Darby Burnett tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Burnett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 14 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Anniston Reith was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Demi Donahoe, who went 2-for-3 with four runs and two RBI.
As of now, neither Rogers Heritage nor Bentonville have any future games scheduled.
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