Morrilton is 1-7 against Maumelle since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Devil Dogs will look to defend their home field against the Hornets at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Morrilton 2.5, Maumelle 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Morrilton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Robinson, who was ranked 18th at the time (Morrilton was ranked tenth). The Devil Dogs fell 4-0 to the Senators on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, after a string of 11 wins, Maumelle's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Beebe by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Hornets seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Morrilton's defeat dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Maumelle, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 11-3.
Morrilton suffered a grim 19-4 defeat to Maumelle in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. Can the Devil Dogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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