Catoosa came into Thursday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Chouteau-Mazie Wildcats on Thursday. Catoosa's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Tanner Casey tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Brett Petty was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gunner Allison, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Chouteau-Mazie's side, Daniel Burkholder was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Chouteau-Mazie hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Catoosa struck out seven times.
Catoosa's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-19. As for Chouteau-Mazie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-12.
Catoosa will head out on the road to challenge Hilldale at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Hilldale will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Chouteau-Mazie, they are on the road again on Monday to play Chelsea at 4:30 p.m. Chouteau-Mazie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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