Washburn Rural and Olathe South are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Washburn Rural Blues are on the road again on Friday to play the Olathe South Falcons. Washburn Rural will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Tuesday, Washburn Rural made easy work of Emporia and carried off a 10-1 victory. That nine run margin sets a new team best for Washburn Rural this season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Olathe South's offense. They fell just short of Lawrence Free State by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.
Washburn Rural's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Olathe South, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Washburn Rural came up short against Olathe South in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 4-1. Can Washburn Rural avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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