The Staley Falcons will challenge the Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Staley sitting on nine straight victories and Fort Zumwalt West on eight.
Staley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lee's Summit, sneaking past 2-1.
Jake Thomas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Staley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Irlbeck, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. Andrew Maultsby was another, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Fort Zumwalt West won against De Smet Jesuit on Friday with one run and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Jaguars didn't even let the Spartans on the board, marking the Jaguars' second-straight 1-0 shutout.
Fort Zumwalt West's win bumped their record up to 34-9. As for Staley, their victory bumped their record up to 36-3.
Staley suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Fort Zumwalt West in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Falcons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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