Russellville faced Riverside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Russellville put the hurt on Riverside with a sharp 10-2 win. Winning may never get old, but the Cyclones sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cyclones
| 03/25/25 vs Riverside | 10-2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Huntsville | 5-0 |
| 03/06/25 vs Maumelle | 2-0 |
| 04/23/24 vs Harrison | 6-2 |
| 04/23/24 vs Harrison | 13-7 |
| + 8 more games |
Russellville's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Riverside, they moved to 9-2 with that defeat, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.
Coming up, Russellville will challenge Benton at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Russellville 2.1, Benton 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Riverside, they will welcome Piggott at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Piggott has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.88 runs per game on average), something Riverside will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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