It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Neosho ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Republic Tigers 2-1. This was a revenge match for Neosho, as the team was forced to settle for a 14-0 loss when these two played last Tuesday.
Neosho got a great performance from Bostyn Patterson as he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Patterson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Neosho saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaiden Fisher, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Neosho's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-20. As for Republic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-15.
As of now, neither Neosho nor Republic have any future games scheduled.
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