Baseball Game Preview: Osage City Indians vs. Humboldt Cubs

The Osage City Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the Humboldt Cubs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Osage City has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Humboldt will come in with four straight wins.

Osage City lost 12-2 to Mission Valley on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Indians have suffered against the Vikings since April 25, 2022.

Meanwhile, Humboldt made easy work of Cherryvale on Tuesday and carried off a 7-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cubs, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.

Humboldt's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Osage City, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.