After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Kickapoo, Ozark was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They skirted past the Lebanon Yellowjackets 5-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Cooper Pumphrey
| 04/24/25 vs Lebanon | 10 |
| 04/17/25 vs Neosho | 8 |
| 04/10/25 vs Carthage | 7 |
| 04/01/25 @ Republic | 10 |
Cooper Pumphrey tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since April 1st.
On the hitting side, Luke Baer and Quentin Combs did most of the damage at the plate: Baer got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Combs went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. That's the most hits Combs has posted since back in March. Joratio Soto also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Ozark's win bumped their record up to 15-5. As for Lebanon, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 12-7 record.
Coming up, Ozark will venture away from home to challenge Har-Ber at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wildcats have averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Lebanon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Blair Oaks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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