Russellville is 1-6 against Benton since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Russellville will head out to challenge Benton at 9:00 a.m. Russellville will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Russellville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Riverside, who was ranked 15th at the time (Russellville was ranked sixth). Russellville blew past Riverside 10-2 on Tuesday. Russellville's win was all the more impressive since the Rebels were averaging only 2.82 runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Benton earned a 6-3 victory over Beebe last Tuesday.
Russellville's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Benton, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Russellville couldn't quite get it done against Benton in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as they fell 5-1. Can Russellville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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