Little Rock Southwest is 0-5 against Conway since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Little Rock Southwest Gryphons are on the road again to play the Conway Wampus Cats at 5:00 p.m. Little Rock Southwest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
Little Rock Southwest put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Mills University Studies with a sharp 9-1 victory. The win was just what Little Rock Southwest needed coming off of an 11-0 defeat in their prior match.
Fabian Hernandez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a double.
In other batting news, Davion King was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Donta King was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Conway faced Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Conway fell just short of Catholic by a score of 5-4.
Little Rock Southwest's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-7. As for Conway, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Little Rock Southwest might still be hurting after the 21-0 defeat they got from Conway in their previous meeting back in March. Can Little Rock Southwest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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