The Parkway South Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Ladue Horton Watkins Rams at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Parkway South will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Parkway South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Seckman, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Parkway South was ranked 15th). Parkway South blew past Seckman 8-0. Parkway South might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Luke Sullivan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. Sullivan has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sullivan was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Sullivan wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brady Kehlenbrink, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Zack Shaw, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ladue Horton Watkins suffered a rough 12-6 loss at the hands of Belleville East on Friday. Ladue Horton Watkins has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Parkway South has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Ladue Horton Watkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Parkway South came up short against Ladue Horton Watkins when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Parkway South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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