The Blytheville Chickasaws will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Westside Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Blytheville is out to stop a nine-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Blytheville fell victim to Highland and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 21-0 walloping at the hands of the Rebels. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Blytheville's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Westside was handed a seven-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Paragould on Friday. Westside had just enough and edged Paragould out 3-1. The victory was just what Westside needed coming off of a 7-0 loss in their prior match.
Tyler Watlington spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Gage Wilbanks was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Clark Womble, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Blytheville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Westside, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-12 record this season.
Blytheville might still be hurting after the 17-7 loss they got from Westside in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can Blytheville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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