The Catholic Rockets will venture away from home to square off against the Searcy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Catholic made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Conway, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Rockets fell just short of the Wampus Cats by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The Rockets haven't had much luck with the Wampus Cats recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Searcy and Batesville, and Searcy kept the tradition alive. The Lions were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over the Pioneers on Tuesday. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Searcy's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Everything went Catholic's way against Searcy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Catholic made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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