The Vilonia Eagles will square off against the Mountain Home Bombers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Vilonia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Bryant, who was ranked fourth at the time (Vilonia was ranked eighth). The Eagles fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 4-2 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered since May 9, 2024.
Kinley Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Emma Sowell was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-3. Those home runs were her first of the season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Home didn't have quite enough to beat Greenwood on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Mountain Home's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Vilonia, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-5.
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