The Lonoke Jackrabbits will take on the Vilonia Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Lonoke's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Trumann as they made off with a 13-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Vilonia narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Jacksonville 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted against the Titans since February 29, 2016.
Riley Pate spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ace Sowell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Perry, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Vilonia pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lonoke, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Lonoke beat Vilonia 8-4 in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Will the Jackrabbits repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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