After five games on the road, Lee's Summit West is heading back home. They will take on the Ruskin Golden Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lee's Summit West will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Lee's Summit West stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Fort Osage onto the board and left with a 16-0 win.
Meanwhile, Ruskin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They lost 16-6 to Grandview. That's two games in a row now that Ruskin has lost by exactly ten runs.
Ruskin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Pitts, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Pitts has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kain White Jr. was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Lee's Summit West is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season. As for Ruskin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-24.
Lee's Summit West took their victory against Ruskin when the teams last played back in May of 2018 by a conclusive 12-0. Will Lee's Summit West repeat their success, or does Ruskin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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