North Kansas City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. Their tough 12-3 defeat to the Excelsior Springs Tigers might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that North Kansas City has lost by exactly nine runs.
Drake McLaughlin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
North Kansas City's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Excelsior Springs, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-10.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Ruskin the next time they take the field. Excelsior Springs will host Ruskin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, while North Kansas City will head out to face them at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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