Bentonville West hasn't had much luck against Rogers recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wolverines will look to defend their home field against the Mountaineers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bentonville West 3.5, Rogers 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bentonville West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Pea Ridge, who was ranked sixth at the time (Bentonville West was ranked 12th). The Wolverines fell just short of the Blackhawks by a score of 3-1 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Wolverines couldn't push the score so high this time.
Stephanie Crittenden was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and one double.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Rogers made sure to put some runs up on the board against Northside on Thursday. The Mountaineers blew past the Grizzlies 13-3. Considering the Mountaineers have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Rogers' win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Bentonville West, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
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