The Royal Valley Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Perry-Lecompton Kaws at 4:30 p.m. in Monday's first game. Royal Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Royal Valley sidestepped Jefferson West for a 2-1 win.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Perry-Lecompton's good fortune finally ran out in Thursday's second game. They took a 21-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sabetha. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Perry-Lecompton got a massive performance out of Paxton Damme, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Trystan Buttram, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Royal Valley's victory bumped their record up to 2-8. As for Perry-Lecompton, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3.
Everything went Royal Valley's way against Perry-Lecompton when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Royal Valley made off with a 15-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Royal Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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