The Central Indians will square off against the Raytown South Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Raytown South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Central's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when Kearney hitters got past them. The Indians lost 15-4 to the Bulldogs on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Indians in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Johnny Wolfe made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those RBI marked the first that he brought in this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Massey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Raytown South hadn't done well against Raytown recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Cardinals walked away with an 8-3 win over the Bluejays. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Reed Hamby made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ty'Kese Walker, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brandon Johnson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Raytown South picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-7. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
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