The Fort Osage Indians will head out on the road to take on the Oak Park Northmen at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for Fort Osage after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Truman by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Fort Osage couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Oak Park beat Central 6-2 on Wednesday.
Aiden Hinkle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Hinkle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hinkle was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Oak Park let Kirby Super and Alexander Chester loose on the outfield. Super got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI, while Chester scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Charles Bedosky was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Fort Osage has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15-1 record this season. As for Oak Park, they pushed their record up to 18-13 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Fort Osage suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Oak Park in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hinkle, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that Fort Osage knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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