Baxter Springs was the 11-0 winner over Quapaw when they last played one another back in April of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Baxter Springs Lions fell just short of the Quapaw Wildcats by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. Baxter Springs has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Quapaw's part, Jace Gregory spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. Gregory has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Quapaw's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kolton Neal, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Fox, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Baxter Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Quapaw, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-14.
Baxter Springs didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-3 loss vs. Independence on the 19th. Quapaw has also already played their next game, a 14-3 win against Commerce on the 19th.
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