The Tuttle Tigers will take on the MacArthur Highlanders at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tuttle's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Elk City as they made off with a 16-0 victory. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Elks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Jackson Johnson
| 03/14/26 vs Elk City | 4 |
| 03/02/26 vs Pauls Valley | 3 |
| 02/28/26 vs Piedmont | 3 |
| 03/09/26 vs Star-Spencer | 2 |
| 03/12/26 @ Chickasha | 1 |
Jackson Johnson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Traylon Barnes was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jett McCoy was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Tuttle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elk City only posted an OBP of .118.
12 must be MacArthur's lucky number: they beat Eisenhower with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Highlanders beat the Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-4.
MacArthur's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Tuttle, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Tuttle couldn't quite get it done against MacArthur in their previous meeting back in March of 2019 as they fell 4-1. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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