The Preston Pirates will take on the Okay Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Preston took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Pocola a 10-0 shutout. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Okay made easy work of Oaks-Mission on Tuesday and carried off a 13-1 win.
Chase Clark and David Brunson made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Clark pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Brunson tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Clark went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI, while Brunson went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Diezel Davis was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Another player making a difference was Gaven King, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Okay's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Preston, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Everything went Preston's way against Okay in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, as Preston made off with an 8-0 victory. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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