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| 05/08/26 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 04/27/26 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 05/09/25 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 04/28/25 - Away | 6-4 W |
| 04/22/24 - Home | 12-5 W |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 4-3 W |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Kearney ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Excelsior Springs Tigers 4-3. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Kearney's win bumped their record up to 22-8. As for Excelsior Springs, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-5.
Kearney and Excelsior Springs should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Bulldogs (ranked 29th) will meet Smithville (ranked 175th) at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Excelsior Springs will challenge Winnetonka at 4:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (39 vs. 135). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 2.9, the Griffins 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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