Warner and Central are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Warner Eagles will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Central Tigers at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Warner's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Okemah with a sharp 8-0 win. The Eagles not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 22, 2024.
Austin Spradlin
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Austin Spradlin made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Spradlin is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaxson Cash, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Landon Lee was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Warner was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Okemah only posted a batting average of .222.
Central never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Chouteau-Mazie last Friday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with an 11-3 victory.
The win got Warner back to even at 2-2-1. As for Central, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Warner came up short against Central when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 12-7. Can Warner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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