Okmulgee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of the Henryetta Knights. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 28-8 on Monday.
Jax Finch was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Jerome James also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Okmulgee's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Henryetta, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0-1.
Coming up, Okmulgee will challenge Weleetka at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for Henryetta, they will face off against Okemah at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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