The Batesville Pioneers will square off against the Nettleton Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nettleton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Batesville, who comes in off a win.
Batesville is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand West Memphis an 8-0 shutout on Friday. Abigail Dockins was a massive factor in the win as she booted in five goals all by herself.
Something new happened on Friday as Dockins saw her first action of the season, playing 80 minutes against West Memphis. Dockins made the most of the opportunity, scoring five goals A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Nettleton was not quite Paragould's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 1-0. The defeat continues a trend for Nettleton in their meetings with Paragould: they've now lost eight in a row.
The win made it two in a row for Batesville and bumps their season record up to 6-8-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those two matches. As for Nettleton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13-2.
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