Baseball Recap: Raytown South Drops Highest Score of Season Against Van Horn

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Raytown South). They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Van Horn Falcons on Wednesday. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

The team relied heavily on Brandon Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He also brought in two RBI, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ty'Kese Walker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Cardinals

Batting Average

04/09/25 vs Van Horn	41.4%
04/08/25 vs Excelsior Springs	13.6%
04/04/25 @ Fort Osage	19%
04/03/25 vs Chrisman	20.8%
04/01/25 vs Truman	16.7%
+ 11 more games

Raytown South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.

Raytown South's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Van Horn, they dropped their record down to 4-4 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, Raytown South will head out to take on Belton at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Cardinals' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Van Horn, they have already played their next match, a 24-6 win against Southeast on the 10th.