With a playoff win on the line, Iola rose to the challenge on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Anderson County Bulldogs 8-7. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Mustangs
| 05/15/25 @ Anderson County | 8-7 |
| 05/06/25 @ Wellsville | 10-0 |
| 05/06/25 @ Wellsville | 13-1 |
| 04/29/25 @ Parsons | 1-0 |
| 04/22/25 @ Osawatomie | 11-7 |
| 04/22/25 @ Osawatomie | 10-0 |
Iola's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-7. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Anderson County, they moved to 17-6-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Looking ahead, Iola will head out to square off against Humboldt at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mustangs 3.9, the Cubs 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Anderson County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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