Softball Preview: Odessa Bulldogs vs. Warrensburg Tigers
Odessa and Warrensburg are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long. The Odessa Bulldogs will square off against the Warrensburg Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Odessa is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
Odessa's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Harrisonville 13-0. Considering the Bulldogs have won 11 contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jordyn Beal was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiley Thomas, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Odessa was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .414 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Warrensburg's offense. They lost 12-0 to Oak Grove on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Odessa's win bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Warrensburg, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9.
Everything went Odessa's way against Warrensburg when the teams last played back in September, as Odessa made off with a 9-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Odessa since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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