Baseball Recap: Houston Wins Going Away Against Cabool

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/23/26 @ Plato	15
04/23/26 @ Cabool	12
04/17/26 @ Plato	12
03/31/26 vs Liberty	11
03/26/26 vs Stoutland	10

The home team had come away the winner the last seven times Houston and Cabool had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Tigers blew past the Bulldogs 15-3 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Blake Sanders made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Sanders was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Jasper McCloy was excellent, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Knox McCloy, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Houston kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive games.

Houston's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Cabool, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.

Houston and Cabool could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Tigers (ranked 213th) will meet Ava (ranked 98th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Cabool will challenge Fordland at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (433 vs. 114).