For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Ozark and Neosho have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Tigers came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 7-3. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 5-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Cooper Pumphrey
| 04/17/25 vs Neosho | 8 |
| 04/10/25 vs Carthage | 7 |
| 04/01/25 @ Republic | 10 |
| 03/27/25 vs Springdale | 9 |
Ozark got a great performance from Cooper Pumphrey as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Pumphrey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rylan Sutton, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Marcus Heavin was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Ozark always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Neosho only posted an OBP of .375.
Ozark's record is now 14-4. As for Neosho, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-3.
Coming up, Ozark will square off against Kickapoo at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Neosho, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Pea Ridge at 5:00 p.m.
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