Baseball Recap: Shawnee Heights' Victory on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Seven

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2025, 3:08am

Baseball Recap: Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds vs. Lansing Lions

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Previous Games

04/15/25 @ Lansing9-7
04/10/25 @ Leavenworth5-3
04/08/25 vs Leavenworth3-0
04/03/25 @ Basehor-Linwood3-2
04/01/25 vs Basehor-Linwood12-2
+ 2 more games

Shawnee Heights came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged out the Lansing Lions 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Thunderbirds have posted against the Lions since April 29, 2021.

Shawnee Heights pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for Lansing, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-5.

Shawnee Heights will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lions: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Thursday.

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