While North Little Rock didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victors by a 19-5 margin over the Central Tigers on Tuesday. Considering the Charging Wildcats have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Bryce Higgins
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Bryce Higgins made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Will Jones, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and one triple. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Seymour 5, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
North Little Rock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .541. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
North Little Rock's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Central, they moved to 7-8 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
When North Little Rock and Central next hit the field, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. The Charging Wildcats will try to stop Conway's 11-game winning streak when they meet at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (North Little Rock 3.7, the Wampus Cats 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Central will take on Jonesboro and their four-game winning streak at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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