Baseball Recap: Soper Makes It Four in a Row on the Road

Soper had won four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they bumped up to 8-5 to make it five. They beat the Milburn Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-7. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-7 on Tuesday.

Dallin Gilbert

Runs Batted In (Career)

09/02/25 @ Milburn	4
08/25/25 @ Fort Towson	3
08/21/25 vs Buffalo Valley	3
08/07/25 vs Buffalo Valley	2

The team relied heavily on Dallin Gilbert, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Teagan Stacy was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Soper lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

As for Milburn, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9. That's two games in a row now that they have lost by exactly four runs.

On Milburn's side, Joseph Thompson and Rage Smith stepped up to the plate in a big way. Thompson got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs, while Smith got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. Smith has become a key player for Milburn: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Landyn Turnbull, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Soper didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-5 loss against Tournament Opponent on the 4th. Hopefully Milburn paid attention to the Bears' game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Bears at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.