Pocola put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Adair Warriors , sneaking past 3-2. This was payback for the Indians, who suffered an 8-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
Allyssa Parker made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Parker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Kylee Merritt was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Kaydence Batt, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Batt wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Pocola lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's a new trend for Pocola: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 0.8.
Pocola's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-0. As for Adair, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5.
Pocola didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-0 win vs. Pryor on the 29th. As for Adair, they will challenge Salina at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Adair's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Salina's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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