The Mena Bearcats will challenge the Waldron Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mena has six straight wins, Waldron has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Mena got the win against Pottsville by a conclusive 17-5. The result was nothing new for the Bearcats, who have now won seven matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Waldron's offense. They came up short against Dardanelle on Tuesday, falling 13-0.
Mena's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Waldron, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Mena took their victory against Waldron in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 20-0 score. Will the Bearcats repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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