The Neosho Wildcats will face off against the Nixa Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Nixa is hoping to do what Webb City couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Neosho's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Neosho came out on top in a nail-biter against Webb City , sneaking past 4-3.
Carleigh Kinnaird made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over nine innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in October of 2023. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Neosho got a big performance out of Sadee Leach, who went 2-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Autumn Kinnaird, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Neosho didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Nixa had just enough and edged Howell out 5-3 on Saturday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Neosho's victory bumped their record up to 17-12. As for Nixa, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Neosho skirted past Nixa 8-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Neosho repeat their success, or does Nixa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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