Fort Gibson is 8-2 against Sallisaw since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fort Gibson Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Sallisaw Black Diamonds at 5:00 p.m. Fort Gibson will be strutting in after a victory while Sallisaw will be coming in after a defeat.
Fort Gibson is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Jay on Tuesday as Fort Gibson made off with a 21-11 win. The result was nothing new for Fort Gibson, who have now won eight matches by nine runs or more so far this season.
Fort Gibson let Alex Chapman and Logan Bethel loose on the outfield. Chapman scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Bethel scored a run while going 1-for-2. Levi Haworth was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Sallisaw came up short against Inola on Tuesday and fell 4-1. Sallisaw has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fort Gibson has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Sallisaw, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Fort Gibson was able to grind out a solid victory over Sallisaw in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 6-2. Will Fort Gibson repeat their success, or does Sallisaw have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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