Oskaloosa has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Horton Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Oskaloosa is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Valley Falls on Monday. They fell just short of the Dragons by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, sadly, Horton is still looking for their first win of the season after 18 matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 20-3 walloping at the hands of Marais des Cygnes Valley on Tuesday.
Horton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bobbi Becker, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Even though they lost, Horton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marais des Cygnes Valley didn't tossed any.
Oskaloosa's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Horton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-18.
Oskaloosa took their win against Horton in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 17-0. Does Oskaloosa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Horton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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