Chanute is 0-3 against McPherson since May of 2023 but things could change on Friday. The Blue Comets will take on the Bullpups at 4:00 p.m.
Chanute is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Pittsburg.
Meanwhile, McPherson strolled into their game on Monday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let Winfield get on the board and left with a 22-0 victory. 22 seems to be a good number for the Bullpups as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ian Razak and Cade Strathman were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Razak tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Strathman tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Razak scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4, while Strathman scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave Razak a new career-high.
In other batting news, Brody Seidl was a standout: he scored four runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carter Allen, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple.
McPherson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .519 or higher in three consecutive contests.
McPherson pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Chanute, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Chanute suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to McPherson when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can the Blue Comets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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