The Okmulgee Bulldogs will take on the Community Christian Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Okmulgee: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Community Christian has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Okmulgee is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Wilson-Henryetta with a sharp 16-8 win on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Brandon Simon
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Brandon Simon made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up eight earned runs off ten hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Zaylen Vinyard was a standout: he scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jordan Deere, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5.
Okmulgee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .513. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Community Christian got the win against Bishop McGuinness on Thursday by a conclusive 15-7. Considering the Royals have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Community Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. Okmulgee's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-11.
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