vs
| 05/14/18 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 04/30/18 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 04/30/18 - Home | 12-1 W |
| 05/01/17 - Away | 14-0 W |
| 05/01/17 - Away | 14-1 W |
Silver Lake is a perfect 5-0 against Sabetha since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Eagles will be playing at home against the Bluejays at 4:30 p.m.
Silver Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Jefferson West, who was ranked 19th at the time (Silver Lake was ranked 16th). The Eagles took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers back in April. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Sabetha hadn't done well against Royal Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Bluejays blew past the Panthers 11-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bluejays considering their two-run performance the game before.
Sabetha let Jyllian Stapleton and Erin Boltz run wild. Stapleton went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Boltz went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four RBI gave Stapleton a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kiera Keim, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Sabetha kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are 8-3 when they post 11 or more hits.
Having lost for the first time this season, Silver Lake fell to 5-1. As for Sabetha, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Silver Lake took their win against Sabetha when the teams last played back in May of 2018 by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Bluejays have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
