The Broken Bow Savages are taking a road trip to square off against the Coalgate Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Coalgate will be up against a hot Broken Bow squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. The Savages' pitchers stepped up to hand Poteau an 11-0 shutout on Monday. The Savages not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 26th (when they won 16-4).
Meanwhile, Coalgate made easy work of Hartshorne on Thursday and carried off a 9-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Miners: they've now won four in a row.
Colby Brown made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.
In other batting news, Coalgate got a big performance out of Weston Lackey, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two runs gave Lackey a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Easton Loudermilk, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Broken Bow's record now sits at 17-8. As for Coalgate, their record is now 11-12.
Broken Bow was able to grind out a solid victory over Coalgate in their previous meeting back in March of 2025, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Savages since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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