Bentonville is 7-0 against Northside since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bentonville Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northside Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. Bentonville will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak alive.
Bentonville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Rogers, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Bentonville was ranked third). Bentonville fell just short of Rogers by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Bentonville couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ryann Sanders was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Northside scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Clarksville 24-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Northside considering their two-run performance the match before.
Autumn Phelan made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Phelan was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Northside got a massive performance out of Addison Foster, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Aaliyah Hamilton, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-5.
Bentonville's loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Northside, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Bentonville beat Northside 7-3 when the teams last played back in March. Does Bentonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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