The Shawnee Mission East Lancers will be playing at home against the Rockhurst Hawklets at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Shawnee Mission East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Gardner-Edgerton, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Shawnee Mission East was ranked 23rd). Shawnee Mission East wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-1 walloping at the hands of Gardner-Edgerton on Tuesday. Shawnee Mission East's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Rockhurst fell victim to Shawnee Mission South and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their rough 7-0 loss to the Raiders might stick with them for a while. Rockhurst has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rockhurst got a good showing from James Dulle, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Shawnee Mission East's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for Rockhurst, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Shawnee Mission East came out on top in a nail-biter against Rockhurst in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. Does Shawnee Mission East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rockhurst turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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