The Mannford Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Cushing Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Mannford fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Fort Gibson on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 4-3.
Mannford saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Howard, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cushing can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 20-1 margin over Glenpool. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cushing.
Mannford's loss dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Cushing, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Mannford suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Cushing in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Mannford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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