Yellville-Summit had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against the Flippin Bobcats on Tuesday as the Yellville-Summit Panthers made off with an 11-5 victory. Considering Yellville-Summit has won four games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kamryn Mason made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Mason was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Abby Methvin was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Trinity Story, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4.
Yellville-Summit's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Flippin, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 12 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Yellville-Summit will face off against Izard County at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Izard County will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Yellville-Summit surely won't give up without a fight. As for Flippin, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Marshall at 3:30 p.m. Marshall is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Flippin will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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