Preview: Fort Gibson Tigers vs. Battiest Panthers
The Fort Gibson Tigers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Battiest Panthers at 3:30 p.m. Fort Gibson will be strutting in after a victory while Battiest will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Fort Gibson earned an 8-4 win over Plainview. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fort Gibson.
Ethan Reese made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Reese has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Reese was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ashton Abshire and Alex Chapman did most of the damage at the plate: Abshire scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Chapman scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Wyatt Pierce was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Battiest came up short against Hartshorne on Monday and fell 8-4.
Fort Gibson's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Battiest, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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