Baseball Recap: Shawnee Mission East Comes Up Short

Shawnee Mission East came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-1 to the Lawrence Free State Firebirds. The Lancers have struggled against the Firebirds recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.

Shawnee Mission East's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Lawrence Free State, the win (which was their fourth in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 3-0.

Shawnee Mission East has already played their next contest (against Saint Thomas Aquinas), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Lawrence Free State, they will head out to challenge Shawnee Mission North on Tuesday. The Bison's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Firebirds' hitters will have their work cut out for them.