Branson is 6-0 against Neosho since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Branson Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Neosho Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Branson has five straight wins, Neosho has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Branson will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Republic, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Branson narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Republic 2-1. That's two games straight that Branson has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Neosho suffered a tough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Nixa on Tuesday.
Finnegan Versluis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.
Branson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Neosho, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Branson came out on top in a nail-biter against Neosho in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. Will Branson repeat their success, or does Neosho have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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