The Red Oak Eagles will head out to challenge the Poteau Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Red Oak has not scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Red Oak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Warner, who was ranked ninth at the time (Red Oak was ranked 22nd). Red Oak narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Warner 2-0.
Meanwhile, Poteau didn't have quite enough to beat Jenks on Thursday and fell 5-4.
Blakely Wann was a solid presence on the mound despite the final result: she tossed 5 innings while giving up just 1 earned (and four unearned) runs off 3 hits.
At the plate, Poteau saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marlee Chapa, who went a perfect 3-for-3 while posting 2 RBIs, 1 double, and 1 run. The two RBIs tied her high from the 14th vs. Howe.
Even though they lost, Poteau's pitchers kept the bats quiet and finished the game with only three hits allowed. They have not allowed that few hits since the 15th, when they allowed one vs. Whitesboro.
Poteau's defeat dropped their record down to 17-13. As for Red Oak, the victory improved their record to 2-2.
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