Highland has gone a perfect 5-0 against Flippin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rebels will look to defend their home field against the Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Flippin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Highland made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Batesville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Rebels fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Rebels in their meetings with the Pioneers: they've now lost three in a row.
Nate Huckabee
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Highland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Huckabee, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Huckabee has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Flippin and Yellville-Summit meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Bobcats narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Panthers 11-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bobcats have posted since March 28, 2025.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Flippin, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything went Highland's way against Flippin in their previous matchup back in March of 2025, as Highland made off with a 12-0 win. Will the Rebels repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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