Raytown hasn't had much luck against Grain Valley recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Bluejays will square off against the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Raytown's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Ruskin with a sharp 15-0 win. The Bluejays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
William Buckman made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Raytown is 5-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-6 otherwise. Buckman was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
Lyken Hayes
| 05/04/26 @ Ruskin | 4 |
| 04/01/26 vs Ruskin | 2 |
| 05/01/26 vs Truman | 1 |
| 04/22/26 @ Chrisman | 1 |
In other batting news, Lyken Hayes was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kameron Washington, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base.
Raytown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Grain Valley beat Truman 5-0 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Grain Valley's record now sits at 15-12. As for Raytown, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Raytown might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from Grain Valley in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Bluejays avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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