Baseball Game Preview: Sarcoxie Bears vs. Stockton Tigers

The Sarcoxie Bears are taking a road trip to take on the Stockton Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sarcoxie is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.

Sarcoxie fell victim to Skyline and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Stockton and Ash Grove meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Tigers fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 4-3.

Stockton's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Sarcoxie, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.

Sarcoxie suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Stockton in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.