Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Win Is Inola's 14th in Last 18 Outings

Longhorns

Margin (Wins)

03/27/26 vs Vinita	20
03/31/26 vs Fort Gibson	15
04/16/26 vs Nathan Hale	14
03/30/26 @ Fort Gibson	14
04/17/26 vs Salina	12

Inola won the last time they faced Cleveland and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Longhorns were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Tigers. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by eight runs or more this season.

Charlie Castleman made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Castleman was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zane Howard, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That double was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Easton Hallman, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Inola hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cleveland struck out six times.

Inola is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 18 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Cleveland, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-21.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Inola will take on rival Sequoyah at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Cleveland is set to square off against their familiar foe Dewey at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.