Baseball Game Preview: Wewoka Tigers vs. Konawa Tigers

We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. Wewoka comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Wewoka is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 21-18 to Wetumka on Tuesday.

Konawa never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Stratford last Tuesday. They blew past the Bulldogs 10-2. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Grady Moore and Bennett Henson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Moore pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Henson tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two). At bat, Moore scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Henson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Moore also hit a double, marking his first of the season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jamarcus Brooks, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Tyler Whitley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Wewoka's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Konawa, their record now sits at 12-3.

Wewoka came up short against Konawa in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 8-3. Can Wewoka avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.