Oktaha will square off against Coweta at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oktaha will be strutting in after a win while Coweta will be coming in after a defeat.
While Oktaha's victory against Stroud wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Oktaha sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over Stroud on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oktaha.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Coweta duked it out with Collinsville on Tuesday. The Tigers lost 10-2 to the Cardinals. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Coweta got a good showing from Braxton Barnes, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Barnes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Jackson Plyler was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Brayden Floyd was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Oktaha's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Coweta, their loss dropped their record down to 16-12.
Oktaha came out on top in a nail-biter against Coweta in their previous matchup back in April of 2017, sneaking past 5-3. Will Oktaha repeat their success, or does Coweta has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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