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Razorbacks fall in extra innings to Lipscomb in North Little Rock

The Hogs again leave a complete team on the bases in scoring position and play “possibly worst game” in loss.

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — For a midweek game that involves a quick drive down I-40, Arkansas’ 8-6 loss to Lipscomb on Tuesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park here probably took a little longer than anyone really wanted.

About the only thing the Razorbacks got out of this game was four innings from Austin Ledbetter and two innings from Parker Coil early on the mound that didn’t allow any runs. The Hogs used a total nine pitchers on the mound, which isn’t surprised in the middle of the week when the game takes 11 innings to decide.

Especially when the Hogs’ bats can’t deliver hits at critical times, which has been a nagging problem for this team. They left 10 runners on base in scoring position for the evening. For the game the Hogs were 1-of-12, so it was a big deal.

“Even if we would have won the game, we didn’t play good,” Hogs coach Dave Van Horn said later. “We didn’t play good at all. Really, in any phase of the game — we didn’t pitch good, we didn’t field good, we did not drive in runs. Defensively, we kicked a couple balls, made a bad throw. I mean, overall it was probably one of our worst games of the year, honestly.”

Now Van Horn probably has a ton of questions about his pitching, too. Christian Foutch got pulled without getting a single out for the third straight game and it’s down to crunch time for this team.

“Now you go to Mississippi State wondering if can put him in the game,” Van Horn said. “It’s a tough situation.”

The Hogs got three runs in the first inning on a homer by Harold Coll, then the offense basically disappared while Lipscomb pulled away to a 6-3 lead. In the eighth inning, the Hogs managed to tie it up. Ben McLaughlin led off with a single before Brady Slavens came the the plate with two outs and the Bison pitcher managed to throw a couple of wild pitches, scoring all three Hogs on the bases.

Lipscomb got a couple of runs in the 11th inning and the Hogs went down in order.

Once again, the Hogs got on the road with three SEC series left, playing Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., starting at 6 p.m. Friday night.

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2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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