Softball Recap: Raymore-Peculiar Panthers vs. Lee's Summit North Broncos
Raymore-Peculiar came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lee's Summit North Broncos an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Kelsie Donaldson made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Carmen Boxberger was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP. Taylor Roe was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Raymore-Peculiar didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.8.
Raymore-Peculiar pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Lee's Summit North, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-18.
Raymore-Peculiar will venture away from home to challenge Lee's Summit West at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Raymore-Peculiar's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Lee's Summit West's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lee's Summit North, they will welcome Lee's Summit at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lee's Summit North is facing Lee's Summit at the right time seeing as Lee's Summit is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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