Baseball Preview: Adams Central Patriots vs. Maxwell Wildcats
Adams Central is 6-0 against Maxwell since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success in Thursday's first game. The Adams Central Patriots will be playing at home against the Maxwell Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Adams Central can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Everything went their way against Centennial as Adams Central made off with an 11-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Adams Central sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Brenden Ground looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Sughroue, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Jayden Teichmeier, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Maxwell came into Friday's game having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past Sedgwick County 7-6. The victory was just what Maxwell needed coming off of a 16-3 defeat in their prior match.
Isaac Irish was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Jaxon Braithwait was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Adams Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Maxwell, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Adams Central took their victory against Maxwell in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 17-5. Will Adams Central repeat their success, or does Maxwell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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