The Oaks-Mission Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Welch Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Oaks-Mission comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Oaks-Mission came into this matchup off a tough 13-run loss last Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Hulbert by a score of 5-3 last Thursday. One positive for the Warriors, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Poncho Hair made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 1-for-1 with four stolen bases. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.5 stolen bases per game. Braden Smith also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Welch challenged South Coffeyville last Thursday. Welch fell just short of South Coffeyville by a score of 10-8. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Welch saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colten Moss, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Brody Mills was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Welch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive games.
Welch's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Oaks-Mission, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Oaks-Mission suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Welch in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Oaks-Mission avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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