The Royal Valley Panthers will face off against the Jefferson West Tigers on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Royal Valley has struggled recently with 11 losses in a row, while Jefferson West will arrive with nine straight wins.
Royal Valley came up short against Hiawatha on Monday, falling 20-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jefferson West). Everything went their way against Atchison County on Friday as they made off with a 14-7 victory. Considering Jefferson West has won three matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jefferson West's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Royal Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Royal Valley suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Jefferson West in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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