The Beebe Badgers will venture away from home to face off against the Valley View Blazers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Beebe sitting on 14 straight wins and Valley View on three.
Beebe's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Little Rock Christian Academy 15-0. Considering the Badgers have won eight matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Valley View made easy work of Batesville on Tuesday and carried off a 16-1 victory. The Blazers are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the seventh game they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Avery Ellis made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Ellis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Mackenzie Whitlock and Lacey French did most of the damage at the plate: Whitlock went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while French scored three runs while going 2-for-2. That triple marked the first that Whitlock hit this season. Another player making a difference was Shelsi Mcelhannon, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Beebe pushed their record up to 14-0 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Valley View, their record now sits at 11-2.
Beebe skirted past Valley View 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Badgers 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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