The Mountainburg Dragons will head out to take on the Cotter Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountainburg has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Cotter will come in with four straight wins.
Mountainburg lost 18-5 to Hector on Monday.
The home team had come away the winner the last three times Cotter and Marshall had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Warriors blew past the Bobcats 12-2 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won seven contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Myah McNutt made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cotter let Kenzie Graham and Paige Meis run wild. Graham scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Meis scored three runs while going 1-for-3. Those two hits gave Graham a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadyn Tucker, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Mountainburg's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Cotter, their record is now 9-4.
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