Baseball Game Preview: Labette County Grizzlies vs. Fort Scott Tigers

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 3:49am

Baseball Preview: Labette County Grizzlies vs. Fort Scott Tigers

Labette County is 0-10 against Fort Scott since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Labette County Grizzlies will be playing at home against the Fort Scott Tigers.

Labette County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Chanute on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-0 walloping at the hands of the Blue Comets. The game marked the first time this season in which Labette County was not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, Fort Scott put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Independence with a sharp 18-1 victory. Fort Scott's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

This is the second loss in a row for Labette County and nudges their season record down to 5-2. As for Fort Scott, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.

Labette County might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Fort Scott in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Labette County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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