Rogers is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Pryor is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mountaineers will host the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Rogers is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Fayetteville, who was ranked second at the time (Rogers was ranked fourth). The Mountaineers fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 4-3 back in March. The Mountaineers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pryor). They put the hurt on Will Rogers College with a sharp 22-2 victory on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Ropers: they've now won nine in a row.
Riley Hurst was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Pryor got a massive performance out of Treyce Crawford, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI Crawford has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Sergio Banuelos, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Pryor always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .575. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .552 or higher in three consecutive games.
Pryor's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Rogers, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
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