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| 04/09/24 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 03/30/24 - Home | 8-0 W |
| 03/13/24 - Away | 8-2 W |
| 04/11/23 - Away | 4-2 W |
| 03/16/23 - Home | 12-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Rogers has gone a perfect 10-0 against Bentonville West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Rogers Mountaineers will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Bentonville West Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Rogers will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Thursday, then bounced right back against Northside on Tuesday. Rogers put the hurt on Northside with a sharp 12-3 win. The victory continues a trend for the Mountaineers in their matchups with the Grizzlies: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Bentonville West had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with an 11-1 win.
Mabry Van Es made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayden Willard, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Bella McVey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Bentonville West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Bentonville West pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Rogers, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Rogers was able to grind out a solid victory over Bentonville West in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 4-0. Does Rogers have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bentonville West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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