The Platte County Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Liberty North Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Platte County sitting on six straight victories and Liberty North on three.
On Monday, Platte County got the win against Ruskin by a conclusive 14-1. Considering the Pirates have won four matches by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Liberty North won against Oak Park on Saturday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Eagles beat Lee's Summit North by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-1. The Eagles are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the fourth contest they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Liberty North got a great performance from Brayden Davidson as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Collin Lafferty and Tucker Gamet did most of the damage at the plate: Lafferty went 3-for-5 with five RBI and one run, while Gamet scored three runs while going 3-for-4. That run marked the first that Lafferty scored this season. Another player making a difference was Brett Swanson, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Liberty North kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Platte County pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Liberty North, their record now sits at 6-1.
Platte County couldn't quite finish off Liberty North in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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