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| 05/10/24 - Away | 8-0 W |
| 05/04/23 - Home | 13-0 W |
| 05/16/22 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 05/11/22 - Away | 7-6 W |
| 05/06/21 - Away | 7-2 W |
| + 3 more games |
Ozark is a perfect 8-0 against Carthage since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Ozark will look to defend their home field against Carthage at 4:30 p.m. Ozark is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.
Ozark's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Parkview with a sharp 15-0 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.
Graham Bennett looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Hudson Roberts was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Rylan Sutton was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Ozark always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Parkview only posted an OBP of .143.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Carthage's offense. They fell 5-0 to Kickapoo on Tuesday. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Ozark pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Carthage, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Everything went Ozark's way against Carthage in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Ozark made off with an 8-0 victory. Does Ozark have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carthage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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