Baseball Recap: Raytown Comes Up Short

Raytown had lost seven straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 3-16 to make it eight. They came up short against the Truman Patriots, falling 11-1. That's two games in a row now that the Bluejays have lost by exactly ten runs.

As for Truman, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.

For Truman's part, the team relied heavily on Caden Deeney, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. That's the most stolen bases Deeney has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Nich Dawson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Coming up, Raytown is taking a road trip to challenge Platte County at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Pirates' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Bluejays' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Truman, they will host Fort Osage at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.