Republic won the last time they faced Smith-Cotton, and things went their way on Friday too. The Republic Tigers narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Smith-Cotton Tigers 9-7.
For Smith-Cotton's part, Kendall Hagedorn made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Kaden Wiskur was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Republic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-13 record this season. As for Smith-Cotton, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-13.
Republic will be playing at home against Ozark at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Smith-Cotton, they will head out on the road to square off against Glendale at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Glendale is coming into the matchup with nine straight victories at home, so Smith-Cotton will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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