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| 03/18/25 - Away | 7-3 W |
| 05/01/24 - Home | 13-11 W |
| 03/28/24 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 05/03/23 - Away | 9-3 W |
| 03/30/23 - Home | 2-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Har-Ber and Bentonville West are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Wildcats will be playing at home against the Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Har-Ber 2.1, Bentonville West 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Har-Ber's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Northside as they made off with a 15-0 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Bentonville West faced Rogers in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Wolverines came out on top against the Mountaineers by a score of 4-1.
Mabry Van Es spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Bentonville West's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Stephanie Crittenden, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Bentonville West has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Har-Ber, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-3.
Har-Ber beat Bentonville West 7-3 when the teams last played back in March. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wolverines turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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