The Hillcrest Screamin Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Sloan-Hendrix Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Hillcrest will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over Mammoth Spring.
Meanwhile, Sloan-Hendrix came into Tuesday's matchup having lost ten straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past White County Central 10-9. Considering Sloan-Hendrix's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
The team relied heavily on Kelsey Smith, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3. Makenlee Vandergriff was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI and a stolen base.
Hillcrest's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Sloan-Hendrix, their win ended a 21-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-22.
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