The Tonganoxie Chieftains will stay at home for another game and welcome the Paola Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Tonganoxie came up short against Eudora and fell 6-3.
Sage Isaacs spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tonganoxie saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Clarkson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Paola suffered a rough 12-4 defeat at the hands of Eudora on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Paola has lost by exactly eight runs.
Tonganoxie now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Paola, they dropped their record down to 0-4-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Tonganoxie beat Paola 5-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Tonganoxie repeat their success, or does Paola have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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