The Lockwood Tigers will face off against the Jasper Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lockwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: East Newton, who was ranked second at the time (Lockwood was ranked 11th). The Tigers fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Jasper fell victim to Lamar and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 12-0. Having soared to a lofty 21 runs in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Jasper saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Storm, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Jasper's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Lockwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Lockwood got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in March of 2025 against Jasper by a conclusive 13-1 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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