CLAREMORE, OKLA. ? Cody Kukuk hit a bases-loaded single in a five-run fourth inning, and Free State defeated Muskogee, Okla., 8-3, on Friday in high school baseball.

Cody Lown earned the victory for the Firebirds, who improved to 3-0.

“We were pleased with the win,” FSHS coach Mike Hill said. “I’m not sure we played very well. But we beat a ranked team that’s 14, 15 games into their season.”