The DeSoto Dragons will head out on the road to challenge the Parkway Central Colts at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. DeSoto will be strutting in after a victory while Parkway Central will be coming in after a loss.
DeSoto not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 11th (when they won 16-1). They blew past Windsor 10-2. The Dragons haven't had any issues with the Owls recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Connor Heister made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of DeSoto's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 2-1 (and 9-13 when he doesn't). Heister was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Blake Coleman
| 03/19/26 @ Arcadia Valley | 3 |
| 05/01/26 @ Windsor | 2 |
| 04/09/26 vs Hillsboro | 2 |
| 04/30/26 vs Windsor | 1 |
| 04/21/26 @ Pacific | 1 |
| + 8 more games |
In other batting news, Blake Coleman was incredible, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. DeSoto is 2-1 when Coleman posts two or more runs, but 9-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Trey Blair, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Parkway Central came up short against Eureka on Monday, falling 11-1. The Colts haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Parkway Central's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for DeSoto, their record now sits at 11-14.
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