Sadly, Okawville is still looking for their first win of the season after five games. They suffered a tough 10-1 loss at the hands of the Breese Central Cougars on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Okawville of the 15-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
For Breese Central's part, they got a great performance from Brody Zobrist as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Dawson Kuper picked up the save, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Benny Lehman was excellent, going 1-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Matt Kohrmann was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Okawville's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Breese Central, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Okawville will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Sparta at 4:30 p.m. Sparta is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Breese Central, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Columbia at 4:30 p.m.
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