The Piper Pirates will head out to face off against the St. James Academy Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Piper didn't have quite enough to beat Basehor-Linwood and fell 7-6. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Piper got a good showing from Jack Bakarich, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Kaiden Simons made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Eikenbary, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, St. James Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They lost 11-1 to Saint Thomas Aquinas. The Thunder haven't had much luck with the Saints recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Piper's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for St. James Academy, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 5-4.
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