The Pawnee Black Bears will head out on the road to take on the Pawhuska Huskies at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pawnee has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Pawhuska will arrive with four straight wins.
On Tuesday, Pawnee came up short against Woodland and fell 11-8.
Pawnee saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kolbe Novotny, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Mitchell, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pawhuska scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 25-2 margin over Nowata. The result was nothing new for Pawhuska, who have now won four matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Pawnee's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Pawhuska, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything went Pawnee's way against Pawhuska when the teams last played on March 5th as Pawnee made off with an 8-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pawhuska's Canyon Hindman, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pawnee still be able to contain Hindman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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