Conway is 0-5 against Har-Ber since March of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Wampus Cats will head out to square off against the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Conway is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Conway is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Cabot, who was ranked 11th at the time (Conway was ranked first). The Wampus Cats came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 8-5 on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Har-Ber duked it out with Bentonville on Tuesday. The Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over the Tigers. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Not much got past BLAINE VAN HILSEN, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Bentonville off the board. VAN HILSEN has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Har-Ber's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was LUKE CORNELISON, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Conway's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 15.8 runs thus far. As for Har-Ber, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Conway couldn't quite get it done against Har-Ber when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 6-1. Can the Wampus Cats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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