The Raytown Bluejays will head out on the road to take on the Belton Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Raytown will be strutting in after a win while Belton will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Raytown needed a bit of extra time to put away North Kansas City. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hornets and snuck past 9-7.
Carson McKinley and Ryelan Patrick made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, McKinley tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Patrick struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. At bat, McKinley scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Patrick scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Zayne Wiershing was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Clauson, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Belton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 9-1 to Platte County.
Raytown's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Belton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Raytown came out on top in a nail-biter against Belton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 30-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Raytown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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