Baseball Preview: Parkway South Patriots vs. Howell North Knights
Parkway South is 0-3 against Howell North since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Parkway South Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Howell North Knights at 4:15 p.m. Parkway South is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Parkway South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: St. Louis University, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Parkway South was ranked tenth). Parkway South put the hurt on St. Louis University with a sharp 11-0 victory on Tuesday. Parkway South might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 matches by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Nate Donovan's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Parkway South got a massive performance out of Charlie Bennett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Shaw, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Howell North's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Timberland on Tuesday.
Parkway South is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Howell North, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-15.
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