The Belton Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Excelsior Springs Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Belton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Belton will head into Wednesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 12) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Raytown and snuck past 4-2.
Meanwhile, Excelsior Springs entered their tilt with Truman with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Patriots on Wednesday.
Belton's victory bumped their record up to 9-17. As for Excelsior Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-15 record this season.
Belton came out on top in a nail-biter against Excelsior Springs in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, sneaking past 11-9. Does Belton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Excelsior Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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