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| 05/14/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 04/18/24 - Home | 2-7 L |
| 04/16/24 - Away | 11-5 W |
| 04/20/23 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 12-3 W |
| + 4 more games |
Shawnee Heights is 7-2 against Leavenworth since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds will welcome the PIONEERS at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shawnee Heights has four straight victories, Leavenworth has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Shawnee Heights' win against Basehor-Linwood wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Thunderbirds won by a run and slipped past the Bobcats 3-2. The game was the first time the Thunderbirds have beaten the Bobcats on their field since April 2, 2022.
Meanwhile, Leavenworth fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Lansing on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 6-5.
Noah Davis was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Leavenworth is 2-1 when Davis posts two or more runs, but 1-3 otherwise.
Davis wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Henry Rambo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Leavenworth now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Shawnee Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Shawnee Heights came out on top in a nail-biter against Leavenworth when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Do the Thunderbirds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the PIONEERS turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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