Osawatomie and Central Heights are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Osawatomie Trojans will be playing at home against the Central Heights Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Osawatomie is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Osawatomie suffered a tough 15-4 defeat at the hands of Santa Fe Trail.
Osawatomie saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Peterson, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Central Heights fell victim to a rough 17-5 loss at the hands of Mission Valley on Thursday. Central Heights has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carter Kimball was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brylan Sommer, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Osawatomie's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Central Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 9-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Osawatomie has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Central Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Osawatomie couldn't quite finish off Central Heights in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 and fell 5-3. Will Osawatomie have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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