Hayden is 2-8 against Washburn Rural since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wildcats will challenge the Blues. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hayden has 27 straight wins, Washburn Rural has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hayden's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They didn't even let Eudora on the board, marking the Wildcats' second-straight 9-0 shutout. Considering the Wildcats have won 16 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Washburn Rural's offense. They fell 5-0 to Blue Valley on Monday. The shutout was out of character for the Blues seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Hayden's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-0. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Washburn Rural, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Hayden came up short against Washburn Rural in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 9-6. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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