On Saturday, Dardanelle faced Nashville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dardanelle Sand Lizards fell just short of the Nashville Scrappers by a score of 6-4. The loss continues a trend for the Sand Lizards in their meetings with the Scrappers: they've now lost five in a row.
Rush Cornwell and Kam Olson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Cornwell scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3, while Olson went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was Olson's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Evans, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Dardanelle now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Nashville, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Coming up, Dardanelle will be taking part in a tournament against Prairie Grove at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. As for Nashville, they will take on Pottsville in a tournament on Saturday. Pottsville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Nashville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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