Raytown South is 0-10 against Kearney since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Raytown South Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Kearney Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Raytown South is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Ruskin 16-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Raytown South considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Joseph Mount tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Marcellus Goudeau was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Rome Richardson-Quarn, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Kearney can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Everything went their way against Winnetonka as Kearney made off with a 9-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Kearney sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Raytown South's win ended a 14-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-17. As for Kearney, they pushed their record up to 20-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Raytown South suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Kearney in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Raytown South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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