Ten high school baseball teams, including Claremore and Claremore Sequoyah, will take part Friday and Saturday in the Zebras’ Four-State Festival at Legion Field.
Claremore will kick off the four-game Friday schedule with a noon matchup against Springfield (Mo.) Kickapoo.
The Zebras and Sequoyah will play once each on Saturday, a day in which five games are scheduled.
The Zebras are 4-8 under first-year head coach Russell Walden.
Sequoyah is 5-5.
Tickets are $4 for adults, $3 for students.
FRIDAY
Noon — Claremore vs. Springfield (Mo.) Kickapoo
2:30 p.m. — Muskogee vs. Springfield (Mo.) Glendale
5 p.m. — Ozark (Mo.) vs. Fayetteville (Ark.)
7:30 p.m. — Sperry vs. Lawrence (Kan.) Free State
SATURDAY
9:30 a.m. — Springfield (Mo.) Glendale vs. Lawrence (Kan.) Free State
Noon — Fayetteville (Ark.) vs. Springfield (Mo.) Kickapoo
2:30 p.m. — Sperry vs. Ozark (Mo.)
5 p.m. — Claremore Sequoyah vs. Muskogee
7:30 p.m. — Claremore vs. Muskogee
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