The Charleston Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Ozark Hillbillies at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Charleston fell victim to Booneville and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They suffered a tough 9-0 defeat at the hands of the Bearcats. Charleston has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Ozark was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-0 walloping at the hands of Pottsville. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Ozark's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Charleston's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Ozark, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Charleston came out on top in a nail-biter against Ozark in their previous meeting back in April of 2018, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Ozark's Jayden Minshew, who didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Charleston to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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