Baseball Game Preview: Platte County Pirates vs. Ruskin Golden Eagles

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Previous 5 Games

04/07/25 - Home	14-1 W
04/13/22 - Home	15-0 W
04/13/22 - Home	16-1 W
05/05/21 - Home	14-0 W
04/14/21 - Away	15-0 W

Platte County has gone a perfect 5-0 against Ruskin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Pirates will challenge the Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Platte County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Ruskin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Wednesday, Platte County got the win against Raytown by a conclusive 17-2. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by nine runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ruskin). They skirted past Belton 13-12.

Ruskin got a massive performance out of Tae Finley, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. That's the most hits Finley has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Pitts, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Ruskin kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive contests.

Platte County is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. Ruskin's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-28.

Platte County took their victory against Ruskin in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 14-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.