Photos: Blue Springs South tops Ozark for berth in Missouri Class 5 softball semifinals

Jaguars win seventh straight game to improve to 31-2

The Blue Springs South softball team is headed back to the Missouri final four for the sixth time in seven years after the Jaguars defeated visiting Ozark 6-3 on Wednesday.

Blue Springs South (31-2) has won seven straight games and will next face Marquette (20-9) in the Class 5 semifinals at 1 p.m. next Friday at the Killian Softball Complex in Springfield. Marquette advanced to the semifinals with a 1-0 win over Lindbergh on Wednesday.

Ozark (28-8) had a 14-game win streak snapped with Wednesday's loss. The Tigers won the Class 5 District 5 tournament by outscoring Springfield Central, Joplin and Nixa by a combined score of 28-1.

Here's a look at the game from photographer David Smith:

Blue Springs South vs. Ozark softball

Photos from David Smith

Published Oct 20, 2022

NATE LATSCH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Nate Latsch is a Regional Editor at SBLive Sports overseeing high school coverage for Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. A veteran sportswriter and multimedia content creator, Latsch has covered high school sports in the St. Louis area and Missouri for 20 years, with a focus on high school football, basketball, baseball and football and basketball recruiting. He has worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, STLhighschoolsports.com, the Associated Press, FOX Sports Midwest, MLB.com and Scout.com. In addition to covering high school sports, Latsch has covered youth, college and professional sports, including covering the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Rams, the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University.

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