The Pocola Indians will square off against the Broken Bow Savages at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Pocola will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Pocola is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Moore, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Pocola was ranked third). Pocola narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Moore 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Indians have posted since August 11, 2023.
Moore's batters probably weren't too happy with Allyssa Parker, who pitched a no hitter and racked up seven Ks (she gave up a single walk). Parker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pocola saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyleigh Combs, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Pocola hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Broken Bow owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Poteau out 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Savages.
Pocola pushed their record up to 28-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road. As for Broken Bow, their win bumped their record up to 18-8.
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