Olathe East is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Jefferson City. The Hawks walked away with a 7-2 win over the Jays. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hawks also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2022.
Caden Wallace made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Brett Liezert
| 04/25/25 @ Jefferson City | 5 |
| 03/28/25 vs O'Gorman | 6 |
In other pitching news, Olathe East got a great performance from Brett Liezert as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. What's more, Liezert posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Gustavo Leon, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Luke Venneman was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Olathe East's victory bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Jefferson City, they moved to 15-3 with that loss, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.
Olathe East has already played their next match (against Bonner Springs), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Jefferson City also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Blue Valley North.
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