After flying high against Platte County on Tuesday, Grain Valley came back down to earth. The Eagles fell 7-3 to the Pirates on Tuesday. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Pirates earlier this season, when they won 13-2.
Grain Valley's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10-1. As for Platte County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Grain Valley and Platte County should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Eagles will face off against Fort Osage at 4:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (64 vs. 215). Meanwhile, Platte County (ranked 18th) will meet Belton (ranked 169th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Platte County 4, Belton 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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