The Ozark Hillbillies will face off against the Dardanelle Sand Lizards at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ozark will be strutting in after a win while Dardanelle will be coming in after a loss.
Ozark barely beat Clarksville the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Ozark's pitchers stepped up to hand Clarksville a 12-0 shutout on Friday. While the Hillbillies didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Dardanelle's offense. They came up short against Shiloh Christian on Monday, falling 11-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Sand Lizards were not able to get on the board.
Dardanelle saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kentrell Diggs, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Ozark is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Dardanelle and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Ozark skirted past Dardanelle 3-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Does Ozark have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dardanelle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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