After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mena, Fountain Lake was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Arkadelphia Badgers out 6-4. For Fountain Lake, this counts as revenge for the 10-7 defeat Arkadelphia walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.
Eden East was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. East was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times she's played.
In other batting news, Ellie Johnson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Gabryella Garcia was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Fountain Lake's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Arkadelphia, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Fountain Lake has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Hot Springs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hot Springs hasn't scored more than one runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Arkadelphia, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Camden Fairview at 4:30 p.m.
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