Softball Preview: Lee's Summit Tigers vs. Raymore-Peculiar Panthers
Lee's Summit hasn't had much luck against Raymore-Peculiar recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Lee's Summit Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Raymore-Peculiar Panthers at 4:00 p.m.
On Thursday, Lee's Summit didn't have quite enough to beat Staley and fell 6-5.
Ryann Arnold made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Raymore-Peculiar faced Liberty North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Raymore-Peculiar had just enough and edged Liberty North out 4-3. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Kelsie Donaldson spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.8 innings per game.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Taylor Roe, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double and an RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP.
Raymore-Peculiar didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight 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.
Lee's Summit's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Raymore-Peculiar, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
Lee's Summit came up short against Raymore-Peculiar in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 7-3. Will Lee's Summit have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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