Baseball Recap: Ozark Comes Up Short

Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Tuesday. Ozark lost 8-1 to Republic. The game marked Ozark's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

This is the second loss in a row for Ozark and nudges their season record down to 6-2. As for Republic, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-5.

Ozark and Republic could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. Ozark (ranked 32nd) will meet Willard (ranked fifth) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Republic will challenge Nixa at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (105 vs. 4).