Fort Gibson is on a nine-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Mannford a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Fort Gibson Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Mannford Pirates at 1:30 p.m. Fort Gibson has given up an average of 12.2 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Things were looking good for Fort Gibson after they put the first runs on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 11-1 to Victory Christian.
Meanwhile, Mannford came up short against Glenpool on Tuesday and fell 10-6.
Cooper Ausbern was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Colton Wofford, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Mannford's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Fort Gibson, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
Fort Gibson skirted past Mannford 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
