Tahlequah will face off against Tuttle at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Tahlequah 1.4, Tuttle 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tahlequah is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Moore, who was ranked seventh at the time (Tahlequah was ranked eighth). The Tigers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lions on Friday, sneaking past 6-5.
The team relied heavily on Lilly Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Rylee Stark was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Tahlequah hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in 30 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Tuttle unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Bixby by a score of 4-3.
Kynlee Swain was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.
Tahlequah has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 22 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Tuttle, their loss dropped their record down to 26-5.
Tahlequah couldn't quite finish off Tuttle when the teams last played back in September of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can Tahlequah avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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