Odessa couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Oak Grove Panthers by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Brooklyn Burks was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in batting average. Another player making a difference was Jordyn Loehr, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The win (which was Oak Grove's fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Odessa will take on Marshall at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Oak Grove, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Clinton at 4:30 p.m.
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