The Vilonia Eagles will square off against the Heber Springs Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Vilonia will be strutting in after a victory while Heber Springs will be coming in after a defeat.
Vilonia lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Batesville, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's contest. Everything went Vilonia's way against Batesville on Thursday as Vilonia made off with a 10-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Austin Archer tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Carter Brown was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Riley Pate, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Vilonia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Heber Springs came up short against Salem on Tuesday, falling 15-3.
Heber Springs' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.5 runs. As for Vilonia, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Vilonia was able to grind out a solid win over Heber Springs in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 6-3. Will Vilonia repeat their success, or does Heber Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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