Iola came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Harper Longhorns 5-3.
Brody Vaughn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Caden Jordan was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ryan Roubion, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Iola is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10-2 record this season. As for Harper, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-6-1.
Iola will have a chance to go back-to-back against Harper: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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