The Bentonville Tigers will play host again on Monday to welcome the Gravette Lions, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, while Bentonville put up some runs, the same can't be said for Springdale. Everything went Bentonville's way against Springdale as Bentonville made off with a 10-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bentonville considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Not much got past Isabelle McFadden, who gave up just five hits to keep Springdale off the board.
At the plate, Bentonville let Taylor Chrisp and Anna Lee Kulka loose on the outfield. Chrisp went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Kulka went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Gravette made easy work of Benton on Saturday and carried off a 13-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gravette.
Gravette got a massive performance out of Laney Chilton, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Keeley Elsea, who went 1-for-3 with three runs and four RBI.
Bentonville's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs per game. As for Gravette, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Bentonville hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Gravette struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Bentonville was able to grind out a solid victory over Gravette when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 5-1. Does Bentonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gravette turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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