Fayetteville is 0-10 against Bentonville since April of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Bulldogs will take on the Tigers at 6:15 p.m. Fayetteville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Fayetteville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Bentonville West, who was ranked 24th at the time (Fayetteville was ranked 13th). The Bulldogs wound up with the same score they had in their last game (5-4), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Ava Garcia made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Linly Chapman, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Bentonville entered their tilt with Rogers Heritage on Tuesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the War Eagles. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Bentonville also got a great performance from Darby Burnett as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Burnett has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Bentonville let Anniston Reith and Violet Nguyen run wild. Reith got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and three RBI, while Nguyen scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Reith a new career-high in hits (two). Kylee Wyman also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Bentonville pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Fayetteville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4-2.
Fayetteville might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from Bentonville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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