Osage and Iberia are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2017, but likely not for long. The Osage Indians will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against the Iberia Rangers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Osage is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Stoutland. Osage walked away with a 7-2 win over Stoutland on Monday.
Meanwhile, Iberia put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Richland as Iberia made off with a 13-1 victory. Fans of the Rangers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Jaylyn Piggott was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Kya Yoakum was a standout: she scored a run while going 3-for-3. She is also on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit three or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Chloe Edwards was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Iberia hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
Osage might still be hurting after the 18-0 defeat they got from Iberia when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Can Osage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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