Baseball Recap: Linn Turns Things Around After Road Loss

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Previous 3 Games

05/08/25 - Home	4-0 W
03/18/25 - Neutral	7-6 W
05/04/23 - Home	9-8 W

There's no place like home for Linn, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against the St. James Tigers by a score of 4-0 on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won three in a row.

Not much got past Peyten Peters, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep St. James off the board. Peters has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Linn's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Starke, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI. That's the most hits Starke has posted since back in April. Joseph Brandt also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Linn's victory bumped their record up to 10-15. As for St. James, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-16.

Linn and St. James could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Wildcats will challenge St. Elizabeth at 5:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (342 vs. 82). Meanwhile, St. James (ranked 376th) will meet Lebanon (ranked 52nd) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.