The Earlsboro Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Konawa Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Earlsboro comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Earlsboro lost 10-2 to Paden last Monday.
Meanwhile, Konawa made easy work of Bowlegs on Tuesday and carried off a 13-1 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by eight runs or more this season.
Tanner Johnson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Bennett Henson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Hayden Moore was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Konawa and bumps their season record up to 13-3. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Earlsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Earlsboro suffered a grim 16-4 defeat to Konawa in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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