Baseball Recap: Washburn Rural Falls Short Against Ranked Shawnee Heights

Blues

Previous 5 Games

05/05/25 vs Shawnee Heights	7-8
05/02/25 vs Lawrence	10-1
05/01/25 vs Wamego	5-4
04/30/25 vs Manhattan	3-0
04/30/25 vs Manhattan	1-2

Washburn Rural faced Shawnee Heights in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Blues fell just short of the Thunderbirds by a score of 8-7. The Blues' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Washburn Rural's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Shawnee Heights, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.

Shawnee Heights has already played their next game (against West), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Washburn Rural will be paying especially close attention to the Thunderbirds' matchup: after the Thunderbirds face off against Mill Valley, they'll take on Washburn Rural again on Monday.