Baseball Preview: Parkway South Patriots vs. Ladue Horton Watkins Rams
The Parkway South Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Ladue Horton Watkins Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Parkway South is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
Parkway South will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Westminster Christian, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Parkway South came out on top in a nail-biter against Westminster Christian on Tuesday and snuck past 3-2.
Brady Kehlenbrink was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Kehlenbrink has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Kehlenbrink was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Kehlenbrink wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Schneider, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Ladue Horton Watkins owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They skirted past Seckman 2-0. The victory was familiar territory for Ladue Horton Watkins who now have three in a row.
Parkway South pushed their record up to 21-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Ladue Horton Watkins, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8.
Parkway South came up short against Ladue Horton Watkins when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Parkway South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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