The Shawnee Mission West Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Rockhurst Hawklets at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shawnee Mission West will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Sumner Academy on Tuesday. Shawnee Mission West was the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over Sumner Academy. Shawnee Mission West's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Rockhurst made sure to put some runs up on the board against Pembroke Hill on Wednesday. Rockhurst walked away with an 11-7 victory over Pembroke Hill.
Rockhurst got a massive performance out of Peter Miroslaw, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Beau Neuburger, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a triple.
The win got Shawnee Mission West back to even at 5-5-1. As for Rockhurst, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11.
Shawnee Mission West couldn't quite finish off Rockhurst in their previous meeting back in April of 2018 and fell 4-2. Can Shawnee Mission West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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