Excelsior Springs waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Smithville Warriors as they made off with an 18-9 victory. This was a revenge match for the Tigers, as the team was forced to settle for an 18-10 loss when these two played two weeks ago.
Reese Ryan was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP. Another player making a difference was Kinley Rogers, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Excelsior Springs kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Excelsior Springs has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Smithville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-17.
Excelsior Springs will head out on the road to challenge Fort Osage at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Smithville, they will welcome Raymore-Peculiar at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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