Baseball Game Preview: Staley Falcons vs. Raymore-Peculiar Panthers

The Staley Falcons will head out to face off against the Raymore-Peculiar Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Staley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Raymore-Peculiar's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Staley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Liberty North, who was ranked 18th at the time (Staley was ranked second). The Falcons put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 8-0 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won nine contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Jake Thomas looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.

Easton Phillippe

Hits (Career)

05/12/25 vs Liberty North	4
05/01/25 @ Lee's Summit North	3
04/14/25 @ Rockhurst	3
04/09/25 @ Park Hill	3
04/30/25 vs Lee's Summit	2

At the plate, Easton Phillippe was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Irlbeck, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

Meanwhile, Raymore-Peculiar had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 14-13 W against the Trojans. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.

The victory made it two in a row for Staley and bumps their season record up to 27-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Raymore-Peculiar, their victory bumped their record up to 13-16.

Staley came out on top in a nail-biter against Raymore-Peculiar when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.