The West Plains Zizzers will take on the Branson Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Plains comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
On Tuesday, West Plains came up short against Bolivar and fell 8-3.
West Plains saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aubrey Ellison, who went 1-for-3 while posting 1 run and 1 walk.
Meanwhile, Branson gave up the first run on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Monett 12-10. With that win, the Pirates brought their scoring average up to 8.1 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Kallie Casebourn, who went 3-for-4 while logging 4 runs, 1 double, and 1 triple. The game also marked her fifth in a row in which she got on base at least two times. Raelee Stroud was another key player, going 2-for-3 while logging 3 runs, 1 RBI, and 1 walk.
Branson kept the fielders on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That's the best they've done in that category since at least 2025.
Branson is now 10-6, having gone 4-1 since their four-game losing streak ended. As for West Plains, they have now lost 16 of their last 17 games on the road. That leaves them at an 0-11 record this season.
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