The Cabot Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Bentonville Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cabot is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Cabot faced Marion in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Cabot put the hurt on Marion with a sharp 6-0 win. The result was nothing new for Cabot, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Cabot got a great performance from Cael Turner as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Austin Ryals, who went 1-for-2 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Aden Velasquez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Bentonville unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Har-Ber by a score of 8-6. Bentonville has struggled against Har-Ber recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Cabot's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Bentonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Cabot was able to grind out a solid win over Bentonville when the teams last played back in March of 2022, winning 5-2. Will Cabot repeat their success, or does Bentonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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