# River Valley Predators win 8-B/C title with 13-2 final over Controlled Chaos

AR · Nightmare on the Diamond · 8-B/C

_River Valley Predators beat Controlled Chaos 13-2 in Searcy to finish 3-0 and take the 8-B/C division title._

The Bleacher Seat · Oct 27, 2026

**Final, 8-B/C: River Valley Predators 13, Controlled Chaos 2**

River Valley Predators won the 8-B/C division title at Nightmare on the Diamond in Searcy, Arkansas, beating Controlled Chaos 13-2 in the championship final.

River Valley Predators reached the final 2-0 and finished 3-0. They won 2 bracket games before the final, and the event notes they did not lose a game: 3 wins in 8-B/C.

Controlled Chaos reached the final 2-1 and finished 2-2. They won 2 bracket games before the final, and earlier in the day they met River Valley Predators, who won that game 12-2.

## Sources

- [Nightmare on the Diamond](https://usasoftballofarkansas.com/pages/event/4512531962?divID=4512531974)
- [River Valley Predators](https://usasoftballofarkansas.com/pages/team/detail/7745586252)
- [Controlled Chaos](https://usasoftballofarkansas.com/pages/team/detail/7728399330)
- [Arkanas SWAT 8U](https://usasoftballofarkansas.com/pages/team/detail/7739094476)
- [Chaos](https://usasoftballofarkansas.com/pages/team/detail/7250678859)

## Road to the final

### River Valley Predators (3–0)

| Result | Score | Opponent | Round | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 10–0 | Arkanas SWAT 8U | — | Sun 10:10 AM |
| W | 12–2 | Controlled Chaos | — | Sun 1:40 PM |
| W | 13–2 | Controlled Chaos | — | Sun 4:00 PM |

### Controlled Chaos (2–2)

| Result | Score | Opponent | Round | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 13–7 | Chaos | — | Sun 10:10 AM |
| L | 2–12 | River Valley Predators | — | Sun 1:40 PM |
| W | 15–2 | Chaos | — | Sun 2:50 PM |
| L | 2–13 | River Valley Predators | — | Sun 4:00 PM |

## The event

- **Event:** Nightmare on the Diamond
- **Dates:** Oct 4
- **City:** Searcy, AR
- **On softball.events:** https://softball.events/e/4512531962
- **Home site:** https://usasoftballofarkansas.com/pages/event/4512531962
- **All stories:** https://softballchronicles.com/event/4512531962

## More from this event

- [Freedom Fastpitch 2032 wins 12-B/C title with 7-0 shutout of Apex Diamonds 11U](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-4512531962-4512531970/freedom-fastpitch-2032-wins-12-b-c-title-with-7-0-shutout-of-apex-diamonds-11u): Freedom Fastpitch 2032 beat Apex Diamonds 11U 7-0 in the final in Searcy and finished the day unbeaten. (The Bleacher Seat, Oct 27, 2026)
- [XPT '16 wins the 10-B/C title with a 3-2 final over Freedom fastpitch 2016](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-4512531962-4512531972/xpt-16-wins-the-10-b-c-title-with-a-3-2-final-over-freedom-fastpitch-2016): XPT '16 finished the day unbeaten and took the 10-B/C division final in Searcy by one run, 3-2. (The Bleacher Seat, Oct 27, 2026)
- [Freedom Fastpitch 2032 won 12-B/C as a No. 5 seed at Nightmare on the Diamond](https://softballchronicles.com/story/wrap-4512531962/freedom-fastpitch-2032-won-12-b-c-as-a-no-5-seed-at-nightmare-on-the-diamond): Four divisions crowned champions in Searcy, with a No. 5 seed taking 12-B/C and XPT '16 winning 10-B/C by one run. (Bracket Nerd, Oct 27, 2026)

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