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| 03/18/25 - Away | 15-9 W |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 03/05/24 - Away | 18-0 W |
| 04/18/23 - Away | 15-0 W |
| 03/07/23 - Home | 6-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Rogers is a perfect 10-0 against Fayetteville since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Mountaineers will be playing at home against the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Rogers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Fayetteville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Rogers is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Bentonville West, who was ranked 13th at the time (Rogers was ranked seventh). The Mountaineers took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolverines on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Mountaineers couldn't push the score so high this time.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Fayetteville and Springdale have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. Fayetteville was the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Springdale. Fayetteville not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 7th (when they won 15-0).
Nevaeh Sasnette spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Ava Garcia was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Elisabeth Hampton, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Rogers' defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Fayetteville, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9-2.
Rogers took their win against Fayetteville when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 15-9 score. Will the Mountaineers repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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