The Iola Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Osawatomie Trojans at 4:30 p.m. in Tuesday's first game. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Iola has four straight victories, Osawatomie has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In Friday's second game, Iola narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Paola 4-3. That's two games straight that Iola has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Osawatomie suffered a rough 16-6 loss at the hands of Central Heights on Thursday.
KayLee Johns and Jules Beery did some serious damage despite the final result: Johns went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double, while Beery went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Gracie Fanning was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
The victory got Iola back to even at 7-7. As for Osawatomie, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Iola came up short against Osawatomie in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-5. Will Iola 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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