Des Arc was the 6-1 winner over Lonoke when they last played one another back in April of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Eagles fell just short of the Jackrabbits by a score of 7-6 on Monday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Emma Buckner was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero). She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs.
Buckner wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elajah REEvEs, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Grace Knight was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Des Arc's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Lonoke, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Des Arc will face off against Palestine-Wheatley at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lonoke, they will square off against Southside at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Southerners' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Jackrabbits' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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