Wilburton hasn't had much luck against Pocola recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wilburton Diggers will welcome the Pocola Indians at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Wilburton sitting on three straight wins and Pocola on 14.
Last Thursday, Wilburton beat Central 6-1.
Meanwhile, Pocola faced Pryor in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Pocola never let Pryor onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Allyssa Parker's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, Lety Parga was excellent, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaydence Batt, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Pocola didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 8.
Wilburton has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Pocola, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0.
Wilburton might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Pocola when the teams last played on August 15th. Will Wilburton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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