On Thursday, Raymore-Peculiar faced Liberty North in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Raymore-Peculiar Panthers had just enough and edged the Liberty North Eagles out 4-3. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.
Kelsie Donaldson spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.8 innings per game.
At the plate, Taylor Roe was excellent, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double and an RBI. What's more, she also posted a .500 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023.
Raymore-Peculiar didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 8.8.
The win (which was Raymore-Peculiar's third in a row) raised their record to 16-4. As for Liberty North, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 10-3 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Raymore-Peculiar will square off against Lee's Summit at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Raymore-Peculiar's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Lee's Summit's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Liberty North, they will face off against Blue Springs South at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Blue Springs South is coming into the matchup with seven straight victories at home, so Liberty North will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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