The Izard County Cougars will stay at home for another game and welcome the Yellville-Summit Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Yellville-Summit's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Izard County had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Izard County's pitchers stepped up to hand Cedar Ridge a 15-0 shutout on Monday.
Meanwhile, Yellville-Summit can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Flippin as Yellville-Summit made off with an 11-5 win.
Kamryn Mason was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Mason was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Yellville-Summit got a massive performance out of Abby Methvin, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Trinity Story, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4.
Izard County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. As for Yellville-Summit, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8.
Everything went Izard County's way against Yellville-Summit in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 as Izard County made off with a 17-2 victory. Does Izard County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yellville-Summit turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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