The Neosho Wildcats will face off against the Galena Bulldogs at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Neosho is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
While Neosho didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over Miami on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won eight matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Brody Crane was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
In other batting news, Jaden Nichols was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Jaiden Fisher was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Galena never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Quapaw last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Wildcats 16-14. The Bulldogs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Neosho pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Galena, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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