The Excelsior Springs Tigers will face off against the Lawson Cardinals at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
While Excelsior Springs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They lost 9-2 to Kearney on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Kayden Rogers was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off 11 hits (and only one walk). With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.4 innings per game. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Rogers wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josie Casler, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Lawson didn't have quite enough to beat Benton on Tuesday and fell 5-4. Lawson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Excelsior Springs' record now sits at 5-2. As for Lawson, their record now sits at 4-3.
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