The Raymore-Peculiar Panthers will challenge the Staley Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Raymore-Peculiar is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
While Raymore-Peculiar's win against Park Hill wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers had just enough and edged out the Trojans 14-13 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Staley faced Liberty North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Falcons' pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won nine matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jake Thomas looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Staley got a massive performance out of Easton Phillippe, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave Phillippe a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Irlbeck, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
The victory made it two in a row for Staley and bumps their season record up to 27-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Raymore-Peculiar, their victory bumped their record up to 13-16.
Raymore-Peculiar couldn't quite finish off Staley in their previous matchup back in April and fell 4-2. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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