Osawatomie has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Burlington Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Osawatomie will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Osawatomie had to settle for a 14-13 defeat against Iola. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (ten), Osawatomie still had to take the loss.
Alyssa Haefele made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Madden, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Burlington stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 17-9 margin over Olpe. Winning may never get old, but Burlington sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Grace Birk was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Birk has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Birk was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Burlington got a massive performance out of Emma Thomsen, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Camden Swank was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
Osawatomie's loss was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Burlington, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Osawatomie suffered a grim 17-4 defeat to Burlington in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Osawatomie have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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