The Rock Creek Mustangs will face off against the Tonganoxie Chieftains on Tuesday. Rock Creek is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
Rock Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Clay Center, who was ranked 18th at the time (Rock Creek was ranked ninth). The Mustangs walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Tigers last Friday.
Meanwhile, Tonganoxie's hitters rose to the challenge against a Phoenix pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.1 runs allowed on Thursday. The Chieftains blew past Atchison 12-3. Considering the Chieftains have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Rock Creek pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Tonganoxie, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-7-2.
Rock Creek skirted past Tonganoxie 5-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chieftains turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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