The Excelsior Springs Tigers will challenge the Raytown South Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Excelsior Springs will be strutting in after a victory while Raytown South will be coming in after a loss.
Excelsior Springs took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They blew past Sherwood 12-2. Considering the Tigers have won eight matches by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Keira Romazon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Kinley Rogers was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and three RBI. What's more, she also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in October of 2023. Alyssa Dean was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Excelsior Springs kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 9.2.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Raytown South's offense. They lost 17-0 to Smithville on Monday. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Excelsior Springs' win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Raytown South, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Excelsior Springs was able to grind out a solid victory over Raytown South when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 7-2. Will Excelsior Springs repeat their success, or does Raytown South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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