Baseball Preview: Rockhurst Hawklets vs. Shawnee Mission East Lancers
The Rockhurst Hawklets will head out on the road to square off against the Shawnee Mission East Lancers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Rockhurst's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Shawnee Mission South on Friday. They suffered a rough 7-0 defeat at the hands of the Raiders. Rockhurst has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rockhurst got a good showing from James Dulle, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission East faced Gardner-Edgerton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Shawnee Mission East fell victim to a tough 9-1 loss at the hands of Gardner-Edgerton. Shawnee Mission East's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Rockhurst's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Shawnee Mission East, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
Rockhurst couldn't quite finish off Shawnee Mission East when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Rockhurst avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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