Baseball Recap: Ozark's Win on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Tigers

Previous 4 Games

03/29/25 vs Winnetonka	7-6
03/29/25 vs West Plains	21-2
03/28/25 @ Helias	8-6
03/27/25 vs Springdale	5-3

Ozark had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Winnetonka Griffins.

Ozark got a great performance from Brock Benson as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Keaton Hurst, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one double. Luke Baer also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.

Ozark pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Winnetonka, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

Coming up, Ozark is taking a road trip to square off against West Plains at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Plains has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.8 runs per game on average), something Ozark will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Winnetonka, they will head out to take on Republic at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.