The Shawnee Golden Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Portland Christian Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shawnee has five straight victories, Portland Christian has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Jeffersontown scored an imposing 11 runs on Thursday, Shawnee still came out on top. Shawnee had just enough and edged Jeffersontown out 12-11. That's two games straight that Shawnee has won by just one run.
Shawnee let Brett Nowlin and Joseph Boyd loose on the outfield. Nowlin scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-1, while Boyd scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Nowlin hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Correon Spinks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Portland Christian fell victim to a tough 11-4 defeat at the hands of Kentucky Country Day on Thursday.
Shawnee pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs per game. As for Portland Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Shawnee might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Portland Christian in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Shawnee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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