The Flippin Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain View Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Flippin has three straight wins, Mountain View has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Flippin made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Berryville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Flippin blew past Berryville 10-2 on Tuesday. Flippin might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by eight runs or more this season.
Kelsey Hickey
| 03/18/25 @ Berryville | 3 |
| 03/13/25 vs Yellville-Summit | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ Jasper | 2 |
| 03/11/24 @ West Fork | 2 |
| 03/17/25 @ Valley Springs | 1 |
Adrianne Benedict and Kelsey Hickey were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Benedict tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hickey struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Benedict has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Benedict scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Hickey scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Hickey a new career-high in RBI (three).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rylee Hickey, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Cadence Pendergrass also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Mountain View didn't have quite enough to beat Cedar Ridge on Tuesday and fell 8-7.
Flippin pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 15 runs. As for Mountain View, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Flippin beat Mountain View 7-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Does Flippin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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