The Osage City Indians will be playing at home against the Prairie View Buffalos at 4:00 p.m. in Tuesday's first game. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Osage City has 11 straight victories, Prairie View has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Osage City stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard in Thursday's second game. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Northern Heights an 11-0 shutout.
Kasen Parsons and JD Tyson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Parsons pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Tyson pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Parsons scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Tyson scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Tyson Mullins looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Zane Orender was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Hawk Shopteese was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Prairie View fell victim to a rough 10-1 loss at the hands of Burlington in Tuesday's second game.
Osage City pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs per game. As for Prairie View, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Osage City took their victory against Prairie View in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 21-4. Does Osage City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Prairie View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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