A feisty cat fight will be fought as Heber Springs Panthers duke it out with Searcy Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Heber Springs will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Heber Springs' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Izard County.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Searcy). They were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over Nettleton on Tuesday. The Lions have beaten the Raiders the last nine times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Raiders has come to flipping the script.
Heber Springs pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Searcy, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Heber Springs beat Searcy 6-2 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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