The Olathe West Owls will square off against the Edmond Memorial Bulldogs at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Olathe West faced off against Heights last Saturday. The Owls put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 10-1 win.
Ty Miller tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Roy Roseman and Jordan Posgai did most of the damage at the plate: Roseman went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Posgai went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Micah McGavran, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Olathe West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heights only posted an OBP of .231.
Meanwhile, Edmond Memorial put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Capitol Hill a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won ten contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Olathe West's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Edmond Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 26-3.
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