Bentonville faced Rogers Heritage in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Tigers put the hurt on the War Eagles with a sharp 13-3 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 matches by six runs or more this season.
Bentonville got a great performance from Darby Burnett as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Burnett has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 14 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Anniston Reith was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Demi Donahoe was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four runs and two RBI.
Bentonville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rogers Heritage only posted an OBP of .143.
Tigers
| 05/08/25 vs Rogers Heritage | 13-3 |
| 05/03/25 vs Sheridan | 2-1 |
| 05/01/25 vs Bentonville West | 10-0 |
| 04/28/25 vs Springdale | 13-0 |
| 04/24/25 vs Pea Ridge | 12-0 |
| + 24 more games |
Bentonville's win was their 29th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Rogers Heritage, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-12.
As of now, neither Bentonville nor the War Eagles have any future games scheduled.
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